Tag: Early childhood development
How changing parental beliefs can build stronger vocabulary and math skills...
Julie Pernaudet, University of Chicago; Dana Suskind, University of Chicago, and John List, University of Chicago
The Research Brief is a short take about...
Fewer kids are enrolled in public kindergarten – that will have...
Taryn Morrissey, American University School of Public Affairs
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Public school enrollment is down across the country. For example, enrollment is down by 15,000 in...
Fewer kids are enrolled in public kindergarten – that will have...
Taryn Morrissey, American University School of Public Affairs
CC BY-NDPublic school enrollment is down across the country. For example, enrollment is down by 15,000 in...
Why Congress needs to make child care more affordable – 5...
Taryn Morrissey, American University School of Public Affairs
Editor’s note: Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., recently reintroduced their Child Care...
Text messages to parents can help boost children’s reading skills
Kalena E. Cortes, Texas A&M University and Hans Fricke, Stanford University
Boosting preschoolers’ literacy can be as simple as sending their parents a few...
Fathers forgotten when it comes to services to help them be...
Joyce Y. Lee, University of Michigan and Shawna J. Lee, University of Michigan
Fathers have a significant impact on their children’s well-being – an impact...
Genes and environment have equal influence in learning for rich and...
Jeffrey Roth, University of Florida
More than 40 years ago, psychologist Sandra Scarr put forth a provocative idea: that genetic influence on children’s cognitive abilities...