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Op-Ed
Kirsten Cole, Jean-Yves Plaisir, Mindi Reich-Shapiro. How can we get more men in early childhood education? New York Daily News, January 30, 2020. https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-men-early-childhood-education-20200130-rhva6yna5fh3ncj6gwy7lx4szu-story.html