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According to the authors, “A Next Social Contract for the Primary Years of Education envisions a transformation of our education system into one that serves children starting at age 3, erases the artificial divide between ‘preschool’ and ‘K-12’ programs...

A new report calls for moving the starting point for public education from five years old to three years old. According to the authors, “This report envisions a transformation of our education system into one that serves children starting at...

A new paper by the National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education looks at the role of teacher and classroom characteristics in promoting children’s learning and Development. According to the authors, “For decades, researchers have tried to identify...

Smart Start is a living laboratory of state and local system-building efforts that bring together all the people involved in a young child’s life—families, teachers, doctors, caregivers, social workers, and many others—to ensure every child has all they need...

This video from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (developingchild.harvard.edu) features Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Harvard School of Public Health, and Harvard Medical School addressing...

“New research shows that the earliest years of life are the most critical in determining future earnings. Even more strikingly, a growing body of research shows that childhood poverty causes lasting changes in the brain -- from...

“We are helping children to perform better in our future economy. There are many studies that show that the investment in early childhood development is one of the best investments you can make. It will have a return...

A new report out of New York offers another economics lesson, suggesting every dollar invested in early learning within that state generates $1.86 in new spending. With New York struggling to cut its state budget, a Leading Edge report offers...

Nobel Prize-winning economist James J. Heckman gives the keynote address at the Center for Child and Family Policy's tenth anniversary event, March 29, 2010. Watch his presentation.

Key findings the Carsey Institute Report: Working families with young children living in poverty pay 32 percent of their monthly family income on child care, nearly five times more than families at 200 percent of poverty or higher. Low-income families with...