Early Childhood Education

In the past thirty seconds, three more children were born in the United States. Of these three, only two are likely to graduate from high school. Millions of children in…

In her book Raised Healthy, Wealthy and Wise, author Coventry Edwards-Pitt demonstrates how the “wealthy” aspect of this trio can make it difficult for children to develop into purpose-driven, independent and successful…

Children from low-income families often have poor social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and health outcomes. One approach that has helped parents and their young children is home visiting, which provides information,…

For many American families, every day is a juggling act involving work, child care, school and conflicting schedules. But for low-income families, the balls are more likely to fall, and…

It wasn’t always so obvious that young children are like sponges soaking up everything around them. Not until the 1960s did academic consensus emerge around childhood experiences having a powerful…

Over the past five years I’ve had the pleasure of talking to many adults that mentor youth through their programs. Audiences come from a variety of youth-serving organizations including school…

In the past thirty seconds, three more children were born in the United States. Of these three, only two are likely to graduate from high school. Millions of children in…

Early childhood is a unique time of life, when children’s bodies – especially their brains – are developing rapidly. The most acute stages of human neurological development begin in the…

Blue Meridian was launched by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation to aggregate dollars in order to scale high-impact work focused on youth (ages 0-30). Blue Meridian will invest at least…