Early Childhood Education

Preschool children in a classroom for story time.

Brown Center Chalkboard

What happens after preschool matters for sustaining the preschool boost

Christina Weiland, Rebecca Unterman, Anna Shapiro, and Hirokazu Yoshikawa

Friday, November 1, 2019

Parkopolis

Education Plus Development

At the intersection where education meets city planning: Playful Learning Landscapes

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Helen Shwe Hadani

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Urban Thinkscape

Education Plus Development

Philadelphia demonstrates the power of play for child and city development

Jenny Perlman Robinson

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Play Captains

Report

Philadelphia Playful Learning Landscapes

Jenny Perlman Robinson

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Reports

Boys play at a school in Yemen's capital Sanaa sheltering them and their families after the conflict forced them to flee their areas from the Houthi-controlled northern province of Saada August 4, 2015. A Saudi-led Arab alliance launched a military campaign on March 26 to end Houthi control over much of Yemen and to return President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi from exile. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - GF20000013228

Report

How playful learning can help leapfrog progress in education

Rebecca Winthrop

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Five years old Soe Morales peers to the camera while being carried by her mother during their journey towards the United States, in Guastatoya, Guatemala, January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini - RC1421FAAAC0

Children & Families

The Power of Love: Why maternal depression is an economic mobility issue

Richard V. Reeves

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Safe Passage worker Irene Fonder helps two Sherwood Elementary School children cross an intersection in the Englewood neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States, September 8, 2015. The fourth-largest U.S. public school system is not cutting corners when it comes to the $17.8 million annual budget for safety patrols that watch over children walking to school through neighborhoods plagued by gang violence. The school district has expanded the two-year-old Safe Passage program to seven additional schools this year, bringing it to a total of 140 of Chicago's 660 public schools. REUTERS/Jim Young - GF10000197899

Early Childhood Education

A good-enough early childhood

Grover J. “Russ” Whitehurst

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Climbing cubes

Report

Pathways for gender equality through early childhood teacher policy in China

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

A student writes down in her note book on the first day of school in Managua February 11, 2013. Around 1.6 million students are expected to start their new academic year, according to the Ministry of Education of Nicaragua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA - Tags: EDUCATION) - GM1E92C0D4D01

Report

Use of data from 21st century skills assessments: Issues and key principles

Alvin Vista, Helyn Kim, and Esther Care

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Blog Posts

Jayme Sheppard carries her daughter Hope, who was enrolled in kindergarten at the Plaza Towers elementary school, on her shoulders as she departs a ceremonial last day of the school year at the Eastlake Elementary School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 23, 2013. Seven students were killed at Plaza Towers Elementary when a tornado packing winds of 200 miles (320 km) per hour slammed into the building on Monday afternoon just before school was to have let out. The massive tornado obliterated sections of Moore, Oklahoma, leaving 24 dead on May 20. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E95O08WU01

Education Plus Development

From trauma-informed to asset-informed care in early childhood

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Kids play outside of their home in the West Washington neighborhood in South Bend, Indiana, U.S., June 26, 2019. Picture taken June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Lott - RC1BE196F320

Education Plus Development

Moving on up: More than relocation as a path out of child poverty

Lisa A. Gennetian and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Twin girls walk to their school in Kodinji village in the southern Indian city of Kerala

Up Front

The precocious period: Impact of early menarche on schooling in India

Madhulika Khanna

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

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Events

Girls' education research and policy symposium

8:30 AM - 6:00 PM EDT

What does the 2020 election mean for education policy in the United States?

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Why doctors and mayors will be the next playful learning advocates

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

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Related Books

Policies to Address Poverty in America

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2014

Investing in Children

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2012

Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Helen Shwe Hadani

Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking

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Multimedia

Adults and children play with Lego bricks during the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Lego brick, at Lego House in Billund, Denmark January 28, 2018. Scanpix Denmark/Michael Drost-Hansen via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK. - RC142CA74E00

Podcast Episode

The power of parents in accelerating global education progress

Rebecca Winthrop and Fred Dews

Friday, June 7, 2019

School girls wearing pink turbans wave during celebrations to mark International Day of the Girl Child 2018, at a school in Chandigarh, India October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ajay Verma TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1336C3B510

Podcast Episode

Echidna Global Scholars: Four leaders in girls’ education share their stories and policy ideas

Christina Kwauk and Fred Dews

Friday, December 7, 2018

Children attend classes at a school in San Cristobal, Venezuela February 20, 2018. Picture taken February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez - RC1F51D68850

Education in Developing Nations

Remaking education to help young people thrive

Rebecca Winthrop and Fred Dews

Friday, May 25, 2018

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