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Early Learning Nation magazine takes great pleasure in sharing groundbreaking research—from neuroscience, policy and practice—that increases knowledge and helps create more equitable communities and lives. We get the latest research out of the labs and academic journals, and onto our pages.

We invite readers to meet the scientists whose work is highlighted here. They are brain-building researchers, data analysts and policy wonks focused on work that’s critical to informing much wider audiences, including parents, policymakers, community leaders, advocates and funders.

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New Research: Young Learners in South Carolina’s Majority Black Schools Facing Greater Suspensions

Stark racial disparities in harsh discipline found in a comparison study of Charleston elementary schools that include pre-K programs.

Jo Napolitano··7 min read
This article was published in partnership with The 74.  Young learners attending predominantly Black schools in the Charleston County School District were far more likely to face suspension and expulsion than students in the South Carolina district’s predominantly white pre-K and elementary schools, a new study shows.  The report released by ImpactSTATS, Inc. and The BEE Collective used National Center for Education Statistics data to compare how often students were being excluded from school as a disciplinary measure at predominantly […]...
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“The End User Is a Dollar Sign, It’s Not a Child”: How Private Equity and Shareholders Are Reshaping American Child Care

Elliot Haspel··55 min read
Cast in America as a pay-to-play system with limited public funding, child care has long struggled with issues like difficult budgetary math, low educator pay, and highly variable quality. An unprecedented degree of investor activity is creating a cascade of risks for the sector, risks which threaten the path toward an inclusive child care system which works well for all children, parents, and early educators.
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