What We've Been Up To Planning an Impactful Convening 2019 Convening on Investing for Impact: 'Til All the Children Are Well Thursday, September 19th, 2019 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel 8777 Georgia Ave. | Silver Spring, MD 20910…
On my bucket list has always been a visit to Reggio Emilia, Italy where the famous experiential early childhood preschool approach is lauded and emulated worldwide. Having presented at the U.S. Play Coalition's annual Value of Play Conference at Clemson University…
By Megan Carolan, Director of Policy Research In our recently released South Carolina data book, we highlight a number of indicators related to family financial well-being. Reams of research find a connection between family economic well-being and a number of…
United in support of young children (ages 0 through 5) and their families, advocates of the Early Childhood Common Agenda propose the following pathways for improving outcomes for young children. Four leading organizations - Children’s Trust of South Carolina, the Institute for Child…
By Megan Carolan, Director of Policy Research It is easy, sometimes, for cities to dominate the conversation on education policy in America, especially in the world of early childhood. In recent years, we have seen major preschool initiatives as central…
By Bryan Boroughs, Vice President, Institute for Child Success Over the last several days, Congress completed some important work for America’s young children. That news was overshadowed in major news outlets by the controversies around the spending bill, DACA, and…
2019 update: ICS has released two pieces of research on preschool suspension and expulsion - one focusing on the major trends on this issue nationwide and another looking specifically at rates in South Carolina. Learn more on our blog about…