Jenny Gold

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Reporter @latimes covering early childhood education and development. Mom, book-lover, and cat lady. Jenny.Gold@latimes.com or DM for Signal.

Access to library books has been suspended in Pentagon schools for a week while the defense department reviews books for "gender... or equity ideology topics". One of the offending titles? Freckleface Strawberry, the story of a girl accepting her freckles. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Pentagon schools suspend library books for ‘compliance review’ under Trump orders

Revealed: defense department sends memo that it’s reviewing for books ‘related to gender … or discriminatory equity ideology topics’

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We all need a dose of happy. Oscar the Grouch, Grover and Bert stopped by the L.A. Times to talk to us about emotions, getting through tough times and finding solace in friends, family and neighbors.

Watch: 'Sesame Street' stars Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Grover give L.A. 'a big hug'

The 'Sesame Street' characters visited the Los Angeles Times to talk about emotions, getting through tough times and finding solace in friends, family and neighbors.

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The L.A. fires forced hundreds of providers to shut down, upending an already fragile child care system. Here’s how that’s impacting scores of families who are suddenly in need of alternative care. My latest for @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...

L.A. fires upend fragile child-care industry, sending providers, families scrambling

More than 300 child-care facilities are closed amid the L.A. fires, sending thousands of families scrambling to find care.

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