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While we’re taking Early Learning Nation Studio on the road less often during the pandemic, we’re offering recaps—Top Takeaways—from important conversations, town halls, webinars and virtual events from the Early Learning field. Visit our Early Learning Nation channel on YouTube for interviews with leaders from education, child development, business, politics and more.

5 Top Takeaways from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Webinar: Closing the Opportunity Gap for Young Children

Mark Swartz·June 16, 2023·3 min read

On May 16, the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine hosted a webinar to coincide with the publication of Closing the Opportunity Gap for Young Children, a consensus report that examines gaps that prevent children from having equitable access to resources and experiences.

5 Top Takeaways: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Indian Child Welfare Act

Mark Swartz·May 3, 2023·3 min read

As we logged onto this webinar, we were greeted by the sights and sounds of Frank Waln’s “My Stone.” All...

5 Top Takeaways from the Webinar on Mixed Delivery Hosted by the Learning Policy Institute and the National Institute for Early Education Research

Multiple Paths to Quality

Mark Swartz·April 28, 2023·5 min read

On April 19, the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) and the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) cohosted a webinar...

5 Top Takeaways from the Hunt Institute Conversation: Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health

Mark Swartz·February 23, 2023·3 min read

On February 7, the Hunt Institute hosted a conversation on the health outcomes of mothers and infants of color, as compared to their white counterparts.

5 Top Takeaways from a New Publication and a Brookings Webinar on Single-Parent Families

Mark Swartz·January 5, 2023·3 min read

Nearly 24 million U.S. children live in single-parent families, and they are far more likely to experience food and housing insecurity, and other hazards of poverty.

5 Top Takeaways: Hunt Institute and Alliance for Early Success Explore Big Wins for Little Kids 2022

Mark Swartz·December 22, 2022·4 min read

2022 produced an impressive number of big wins, which the Hunt Institute and Alliance for Early Success explored December 5 in this year’s edition of the Big Wins for Little Kids webinar.

6 Top Takeaways from the Launch: Stanford Center on Early Learning

Mark Swartz·November 22, 2022·4 min read

The new Stanford Center on Early Childhood (an initiative of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning) held a launch event November 3. Here are our Top Takeaways.

5 Top Takeaways from the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center’s Summit

New State Policy Roadmap Published

Mark Swartz·November 17, 2022·4 min read

Last month, the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center (PN-3) at Vanderbilt University hosted the 2022 Research to Policy Summit to mark the publication of its annual State Policy Roadmap.

5 Top Takeaways from the Children’s Movement of Florida’s Born to Thrive Annual Summit

Mark Swartz·November 11, 2022·3 min read

While many early learning events are still happening virtually so we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the...

5 Top Takeaways from the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s Webinar: Bringing Dolly Parton’s Library to Every WV County!

Mark Swartz·October 19, 2022·3 min read

Beloved singer, songwriter, and science funder Dolly Parton endured a hardscrabble upbringing in the mountains of East Tennessee before becoming...