This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Early childhood is a growing focus of local, state, and federal policymakers because the preschool years from birth to age five are increasingly recognized as laying the critical foundation for…
Over the past decade, new research has revealed the link between early trauma and lifelong mental health issues. These discoveries have since revolutionized social work, healthcare, and early education. Policy…
In the past thirty seconds, three more children were born in the United States. All three of these infants may be equally capable, but as they grow older, there is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation-Strong Start (MIHOPE-Strong Start) is the largest random assignment study to date to examine the effectiveness of home visiting services on improving birth outcomes and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More states than ever are providing publicly funded preschool. That’s according to a new report from the researchers at the National Institute for Early Education Research, or NIEER, who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The city of Springfield, Massachusetts, has had a serendipitous sequence of events supercharge its preschool-expansion efforts. Federal money came in just as local support for early-childhood education crested, and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A child’s most important steps happen before they set foot in a primary school. By their fifth birthday, their brain will already be 90% developed and the foundations for success at school…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Abecedarian Project, initiated in 1972 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, provided educational child care and high-quality preschool from age 0-5 to children from very disadvantaged backgrounds. The child care…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Business leaders have long understood the importance of a well-educated workforce to support a strong economy, keep America competitive globally, and ensure a vibrant democracy. And they have long played…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This Evidence in Action blog series highlights the voices of the more than 70 social innovation organizations that make up the America Forward Coalition, the results-driven solutions our community has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From the moment they start kindergarten, a quarter of children from low-income families are not prepared to learn. And while we know from research that the greatest opportunities to improve…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sesame’s mission of helping kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder is now competing in a very different media landscape than the one into which it was born. Read more about…