By Alan Richard Interest has grown in the presidential race and on Capitol Hill over possible expansions of Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs). ICS recently convened an expert panel in Washington to discuss how leaders might weigh EITCs’ impact on…
To subscribe to ICS's monthly newsletter, sign up here. Notable Keynote Presenters Announced for Early Childhood Research Symposium ICS is very proud to feature Dr. Ronald Ferguson and Dr. Marion Broome as keynote speakers for the 2016 Early Childhood Research Symposium.…
To subscribe to ICS’s monthly newsletter, sign up here. ICS Key Proponent in Bringing "Pay for Success" Financing to South Carolina It has been a tremendous week for the young children and their families of South Carolina! Governor Nikki Haley…
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 Dr. Janice Gruendel, Senior Fellow, Institute for Child Success; Fellow, Zigler Center in Child Development & Social Policy, Yale University and Heather Baker, Manager, Public Consulting Group We all love babies. We are wired, both men and women, to lean in,…
By Megan Carolan, Associate Director for Policy Research The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has the power to improve educational outcomes for children whose families receive it, according to a new analysis ICS is releasing today. Michelle Maxfield, PhD, of…
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 Megan Golden and Joe Waters Last week, the Vera Institute for Justice released a fact sheet on its evaluation of the first Pay for Success project in the United States. The project, which sought to reduce recidivism among teenagers…