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…
ICS is pleased to join the Children's Hospital of Greenville Health System and South Carolina Leadership Education to Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (SC LEND) in sponsoring the 2015 Nurturing Developing Minds Conference. This regional conference will be held on Friday, February 27, 2015…
On October 17, ICS brought together more than 160 professionals representing academia, health care, government, and service providers for the second annual South Carolina Early Childhood Research Symposium. The event explored the latest early childhood research with a focus on…
We are thrilled to announce that Bill Brown and Matt Ferebee have both been named as Senior Fellows. Bill Brown, Ph.D., Senior Fellow Dr. William "Bill" Brown joined the faculty at the University of South Carolina in 1995 and is…
We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2014 Early Childhood Research Symposium. Click here to register The symposium will be held on October 17, 2014 at the Children's Hospital of Palmetto Health in Columbia, South Carolina,…