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…
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…
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