By Megan Carolan, Associate Director for Policy Research Early childhood educators and child care providers face low wages that hurt the future of the early childhood field, according to a new report from the Center for the Study of Child…
Advocates for young children gathered from across the nation starting June 22 in Denver for the nation’s largest conference on using Pay for Success (PFS) to expand early childhood programs. The Third Annual Conference of the Early Childhood Social Impact…
By Megan Carolan, Associate Director for Policy Research States demonstrated a commitment to providing education to young children in the 2014-2015 budget year, according to a new report from the Education Commission of the States. Their annual funding report, which…
Five years ago, leaders associated with the United Way of Greenville County and the Children’s Hospital of the Greenville Health System came together to address a seemingly pervasive dilemma: that despite decades of private and public investment and the good…
By Megan Carolan, Associate Director for Policy Research In December, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) released information from a detailed poll of Americans which found overwhelming support for early childhood education. As our colleagues at…
By Megan Carolan The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) recently released its annual State of Preschool report. The “Yearbook” as it’s called is derived from an annual survey of state-funded pre-K programs on topics including access, resources, and…
By Emily Carroll On March 5, 2015, Clemson University’s Eugene T. Moore School of Education; the College of Health, Education and Human Development; and Clemson Broadcast Productions, premiered a new webcast series exploring educational policy topics that impact student success.…
By Megan Carolan “That’s not fair!” It’s a familiar refrain on the preschool playground, but this week it is the U.S. Department of Education sounding the alarm in a new report A Matter of Equity: Preschool in America. Drawing heavily…
Yesterday's The State (Columbia, SC) newspaper carried an opinion editorial by ICS Vice President Joe Waters and Associate Director of Policy Research Megan Carolan highlighting the successes of South Carolina's full-day 4K program and opportunities for improvement. While the headline “Poor children…