Latest Press Releases

November 13, 2025
LENA, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming lives through early talk, announced a groundbreaking partnership with the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department....
October 15, 2025
LENA announced a new statewide partnership with Excel by Eight and the University of Arkansas to strengthen early childhood education across the state....
October 22, 2024
LENA announced new kindergarten readiness data will be unveiled at its October webinar, “Rethinking School Readiness.”...
October 16, 2024
Early Learning Indiana (ELI) announced today an innovative partnership with LENA, a national nonprofit that is a leader in research and programing focused on language development in young children....
August 21, 2023
LENA announced today a $5 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott....
March 14, 2022
New findings reveal that children born during the COVID-19 pandemic may be at risk of language delays. They produce significantly fewer vocalizations and experience significantly fewer serve-and-return interactions than their pre-COVID peers....
May 24, 2021
LENA announced today a total philanthropic commitment of $12 million toward its national scaling strategy....
April 5, 2021
LENA has published a groundbreaking new report called Inside Early Talk, aggregating data on the language environments of over 10,000 children....
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Free Webinar: Redesigning Support for New Teachers

What if the key to a stronger early childhood workforce isn’t just better hiring — it’s better beginnings?
New research from LENA, in partnership with Porter-Leath in Tennessee, reveals that the first months of a teacher’s career are pivotal — not just for retention, but for informing quality, confidence, and long-term growth.
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