"In the end, the bill allowed the poorest children to attend for free with a sliding scale for others. After sorting through such tensions, the legislation had strong bipartisan support. To many, including in the Whitehouse, child care seemed a winning issue heading into the 1972 elections."
Jennifer Ludden on NPR's All Things Considered investigates what happened to 1971's Comprehensive Child Development Act.
Friday, October 14, 2016
"Opponents Cast National Child Care in Cold War Terms"
Labels:
1970s,
children,
China,
Cold War,
family,
Nixon,
political history,
social history,
twentieth century
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