A small rural town needed more Spanish-language child care. Here’s what it took
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 15, 2024
LEXINGTON, Neb. — Naidid Aguilera was feeling stuck. Stuck at her job at a Tyson meatpacking plant. Stuck in a central Nebraska town after emigrating from Mexico roughly 15 years earlier with her husband. Instead of working in her dream role as an elementary school teacher, she spent her days hauling cow organs for inspection. Then she learned about one group’s effort to expand access to high-quality child care here, specifically for families who speak little English, through free training
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