Today's changes to health care and K-12 education funding are a step in the right direction, but won't matter much tomorrow without earlier and broader investments in kids.

On Monday, after Sunday's flowers and the breakfast in bed, we remember that most days for America's working moms are harder than they should or have to be.

Hosted by Nancy Pelosi and the SEIU, Ann O'Leary spoke at an event to improve childcare choices and availability in California.

Michael Rubio's replacement in the California State Senate will inherit a district marked by child poverty and poor educational outcomes. What will s/he do to support the next generation in District 16?

Report A deep look at the contours of poverty in California, where children and single moms have been particularly hard-hit by the Recession.

Report China and India are making rapid progress in preparing their youngest to compete in the global economy, putting more pressure on the U.S. to do the same.

Kate Gordon and Ann O'Leary respond to California Governor Jerry Brown's "State of the State" speech, January 24, 2013.

While California has not yet fully recovered from the Great Recession, the Governor is making good investments in health and education.

California's children are by far the most numerous victims of increased poverty across the state. One in five children in California lives in poverty; nearly half live either in poverty or perilously close to it. In an alarming twist, more than twice as many California children live in poverty as seniors – a fact that should give grandparents across the state pause.