This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Investing in early childhood development (ECD) is crucial. What we know about brain development in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life shows an urgent need to ensure quality ECD…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Children are born learning. And what they learn in their first few years has the potential to change the course of their lives. Brains are built and grow through touch,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In May, a Trump administration appointee to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) toxic chemical unit directed the rewriting of rules on toxic chemicals that would make tracking their health risks…
Early math ability is one of the best predictors of children’s math and reading skills into late elementary school. Children with stronger math proficiency in elementary school, in turn, are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In The Emotional Life of the Toddler, the child-psychology and psychotherapy expert Alicia F. Lieberman details the dramatic triumphs and tribulations of kids ages 1 to 3. “If adults experienced…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Characters from the children’s television programme Sesame Street are going to be used to help teach children displaced by war in Syria. The Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new literacy program for children from babies to third grade will focus on tutoring students and encouraging reading at an early age as it works with 100 families in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Memphis City Council committed on Tuesday to find a way to invest at least $8 million in pre-kindergarten classrooms before 2019, marking their first big investment in Memphis schools in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A wide-ranging coalition that includes early childhood, education and business groups is galvanizing support for a bill to extend a state tax credit that incentivizes donations to Colorado child care…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For years, parents and policymakers have looked to test scores to gauge the effectiveness of school districts and teachers. New research from Stanford Graduate School of Education Professor Sean Reardon provides a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent years, a lot of new information has emerged on epigenetics that allows us to better understand how developmental trajectories can be either adaptive or maladaptive. Experiences and environmental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Should children as young as three, four and five be taught by ability? Grouping children like this in nursery school, Reception and Years 1 and 2 is increasingly common across…