This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was two and a half hours into testimony before the House Financial Services Committee on July 12 when she veered slightly from the usual talk…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For donors interested in impact, early childhood education is an area that has demonstrated high returns on investment (ROI). We asked Lynn A. Karoly, PhD, a senior economist at the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Can being the oldest in kindergarten help students get into better colleges? A new study suggests the answer is yes. The National Bureau of Economic Research found that being an older kindergartner has benefits…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Center for Education and Workforce released a report in June that explores the role high-quality child care plays in the education and workforce pipeline.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Drawing from a year-long research effort, we have identified opportunities where $1 billion of targeted private funding would have a chance to provide low-income individuals with an equal opportunity to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s early on a hot July Thursday. For the rest of the school day, the children will follow a curriculum that helps to refine motor skills, teach literacy, and enhance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ensuring young people feel that they belong has direct impacts on how they perform in school and beyond. A study by the Center for Promise showed that low-income youth in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In my lab, we are particularly interested in numerical development and understanding of objects — how the early number skills of young infants, possibly even newborns, get built upon to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Yvette Cora, who works at an East New York day care center, turns down a steady stream of parents asking to enroll their babies. The center where she works, St.…
Close your eyes and picture and engineer. You probably weren’t envisioning Debbie Sterling. Debbie Sterling is an engineer and founder of GoldieBlox, a toy company out to inspire the next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Children’s mental health is one of the most important and most misunderstood issues in our national healthcare debate. Today, mental health care represents 38 percent of children’s Medicaid spending, which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With members of Congress heading home for the August recess, families in Missouri will have plenty of questions for lawmakers on the future of federal programs and spending. From tax…