By Megan Carolan “A child’s path to either success or hardship is well-established within the first 2,000 days of life…During this narrow window of opportunity, a child’s day-to-day experiences and surroundings— whether positive or negative—have a direct, powerful effect on…
By Joe Waters, Megan Golden, Bryan Boroughs, Mary Garvey, and Megan Carolan Pay for Success is playing a role in several pieces of major legislation working their way through Congress. Earlier this month, the House Ways and Means Human Resources…
By Megan Carolan The connection between adequate nutrition and being ready to face the world is an intuitive one for most people. From candy bar commercials asserting that “you’re not you” when you’re hungry, to the coining of the word…
By Megan Carolan Earlier this month, I attended the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcome’s (CEELO) and the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAECS-SDE) annual roundtable. This year’s theme, “Leading for excellence: Building key…
By Kelly O’Donnell Early childhood education and care has been shown to poll particularly well across a broad spectrum of voters. In a 2014 poll, 71% of voters, including 60% of Republicans, supporting increased investment in the early years. What…
By Megan Carolan Adverse childhood experiences (ACES) can have serious long-term consequences for kids. That’s the message in a recent brief from ICS Senior Fellow Janice Gruendel, one of a series highlighting the importance of executive function and early brain…
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 and Mary Garvey Last week, ICS hosted its Second Annual Conference of the Early Childhood Social Impact Performance Advisors, co-hosted with our partners at ReadyNation. A jam-packed two-and-a-half days in San Diego brought together over 200 representatives…
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…
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