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More American Dads Are Taking Parental Leave

Reasons to Be Cheerful 2026-08-14
More American Dads Are Taking Parental Leave

This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. A.J. Johnson’s oldest son was born in 2019, the year before residents of his home state of Washington could receive benefits from its newly passed paid family leave program. Johnson, a full-time firefighter, had to save up accrued sick leave to take time off around his son’s birth. He took six weeks off to bond with his son and said he was g

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