There are more than 19,000 cities and towns and more than 13,000 school districts in the United States, and it’s... Read More
5 Takeaways from the “2020 Texas Fatherhood Fridays” Summit
Improving Childhood Outcomes in Texas by Supporting Dads
On Friday, July 10, the Child and Family Research Partnership (CFRP) at the University of Texas at Austin presented a virtual event focused on Fatherhood in Texas. The annual summit was reimagined this year as a series of online presentations titled 2020 Texas Fatherhood Fridays. UT Austin LBJ School of Public Affairs. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Prevention and Early Intervention Division sponsored the series. Read More
The best time to get a child’s life off to a solid start begins months before their birth. That’s why... Read More
Mind in the Making: 10 Years of Keeping the Fire Burning in Children’s Eyes
Research Becomes a Book; A Book Becomes a Movement
Not all adventurers wear rugged clothes and pith helmets; some carry laptops, notebooks and pens. But all are driven by the same impulse: They have a question and they won’t rest until they have an answer that satisfies them. “What’s over that mountain?” “Where does this river go?”
In the case for Ellen Galinsky, author of more than 100 books and reports and a self-described “research adventurer,” the driving question in 2000 was, “How do we keep the fire burning in children’s eyes?” Read More
Lived Experience Sabra Bell remembers what it was like to be pregnant and low on funds. “Extra cash would have... Read More
A new report from New America, Pandemic Planning for Distance Learning, laments the failure of school districts across the country... Read More
The Rapid Assessment of Pandemic Impact on Development, or RAPID project, gathers essential information on unmet needs and health-promoting behaviors for... Read More
5 Takeaways from Jack Shonkoff’s EdRedesign Keynote
Welcome to Our New Column Covering Live Events
On May 19, Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff delivered the Education Redesign Lab (EdRedesign) spring keynote address via YouTube. Among his many distinctions, Dr. Shonkoff—Director of Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child and Professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard Graduate School of Education—was awarded the 2019 LEGO Prize for revolutionizing the field of early child development. Here are our notes from his remarks. Read More
Anyone who has been following the intersection of COVID-19 and child care knows that the U.S. is not doing well.... Read More
Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our... Read More
