Child-Care Staff Shortages, Democracy in the Indo-Pacific, and More

Haiti's spiraling crises, Asia and Biden's democracy summit, and ways to stabilize America's early-childhood-education workforce.

View in browser December 3, 2021 Will Asia buy into the Summit for Democracy?   Although the Summit for Democracy aims to spur democratic renewal at home and abroad, U.S. policymakers will find it particularly challenging to implement a robust human rights and democracy agenda in the Indo-Pacific region. Andrew Yeo highlights three reasons why and what the Biden administration can do to mobilize resources and diplomatic capital.   Read more Staffing and compensation are at the heart of building a better early childhood system   The U.S. child-care sector is still about 10% smaller than it was before the pandemic. Daphna Bassok, Anna Markowitz, Katherine Miller-Baines, and Isabelle Fares share findings from their study of child-care sites in Louisiana, discuss how staff shortages impact kids, and call for investments to stabilize the early-childhood-education workforce.   Read more Haiti needs a new, improved UN mission   As the humanitarian and political crisis in Haiti deepens, it is in the interest of the United States and international actors to find ways to restore security and provide a foundation for stable governance with reduced corruption. Charles Call discusses how to ensure that a new U.N. mission would contribute to sustainable stability in Haiti.   Read more Help support Brookings with a donation   Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter preferences | Receive the Brookings Brief less often