In an op-ed for The Greenville News, Merl Code, member of the ICS Board of Directors, and Jamie Moon, President of ICS, reflect on South Carolina's improved ranking on KIDS COUNT and the partnerships that made it possible. Read the full…
PRESS RELEASE: Institute for Child Success Announces Recipients of Technical Assistance to Support Pay for Success Financing to Improve Early Childhood Outcomes in Oklahoma and Florida Contact: Mary C. Garvey Cell Phone: 202-257-9545 Email: mgarvey@instituteforchildsuccess.org Download press release here Greenville, South Carolina…
S.C. rated 4th-highest in U.S. for rural schools’ needs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2017 Contact: Megan Carolan, mcarolan@instititeforchildsuccess.org, (908) 418-1684 Or Alan Richard, press@instituteforchildsuccess.org, (202) 641-1300 WASHINGTON—South Carolina has some of the nation’s neediest rural schools and lowest achievement…
Keller Anne Ruble, Associate for Policy Research, and Bryan Boroughs, Director, Palmetto Initiative This week, the South Carolina General Assembly enacted a nonrefundable state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), benefiting working families. This credit passed through inclusion in H 3516,…
May 11, 2017 CONTACT: Bryan Boroughs, bboroughs@instituteforchildsuccess.org, 843-619-7586 New Tax Credit…
At the Institute for Child Success, we know and honor that many communities want to do more to improve outcomes for their youngest but lack the resources or strategies to always do so. We see Pay for Success (PFS) financing…
by Katherine Klem, Director Policy Innovation and Impact The Institute for Child Success (ICS) is proud to announce an exciting result of a feasibility study it coached in Tempe, Arizona: Tempe has decided to expand free high-quality preschool! With funds from…
If you were feeling down about national political divisions these days, you should have been at ICS’s #SmallTalks event in Greenville, S.C., the evening of Feb. 22. National early childhood experts and innovators joined ICS for a panel discussion on…
by Megan Carolan, Director for Policy Research Last month, ICS shared the news that we’ve received funds from the Nonprofit Finance Fund to continue working with partners in Spartanburg, South Carolina around improved outcomes for families and children through the…
The Institute for Child Success has received $200,653 from Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) as part of a federal effort powered by the Corporation for National and Community Service’s Social Innovation Fundto address entrenched social challenges. The funds will bring Spartanburg partners…