Early Childhood Education

Malik Gordon, a sixth grader at Nashville Classical Charter School, sits with his mother, Victoria, as he does online learning on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Victoria Gordon had to quit her job to support him academically, but they are still experiencing challenges with virtual schooling.Nas Remote Learning Inequities 003 1

How We Rise

Students of color most likely to be learning online: Districts must work even harder on race equity

Ember Smith and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

People walk on the esplanade of La Defense, in the financial and business district, west of Paris, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC1B9BB86D30

Up Front

Class Notes: The gender poverty gap, COVID-19’s impact on college students, and more

Ember Smith and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Report

Scaling playful learning: How cities can reimagine public spaces to support children and families

Helen Shwe Hadani and Jennifer S. Vey

Friday, September 4, 2020

2020

Aug

Past Policy 2020 Event

Back to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Balancing students’ right to education against public health

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Online-only

Reports

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Families, Communities, and Education

Working parents are key to COVID-19 recovery

Nicole Bateman

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Report

Philadelphia Playful Learning Landscapes

Jenny Perlman Robinson

Thursday, October 24, 2019

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

Blog Posts

Caring young single black father help cute kid son play on warm floor together, happy african family dad and little child boy having fun building constructor tower from colorful wooden blocks

Brown Center Chalkboard

The power of dads in childhood development–during a pandemic and beyond

Dr. Dana Suskind

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Brown Center Chalkboard

Are we reopening preschools fairly? Prioritizing children most impacted by coronavirus

Bruce Fuller

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

July 13, 2020; Topeka, KS, USA; Classroom 306 at Topeka High School, sits empty Wednesday afternoon as custodial crews work on sanitizing, cleaning and maintaining various aspects of the school. Mandatory Credit: Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal via USA Today Networks

Education Plus Development

Should schools reopen? Balancing COVID-19 and learning loss for young children

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Michael Yogman, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

View All Blog Posts

Events

2020

Feb

Past Event

Related Books

Policies to Address Poverty in America

By Benjamin H. Harris and Melissa S. Kearney

2014

Investing in Children

Edited by Ariel Kalil, Ron Haskins, and Jenny Chesters

2012

View All Books

Experts

Daphna Bassok

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

@daphnabassok

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

@HelenSHadani

View All Experts

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

View All Multimedia

Reports

Playful Learning Landscapes: At the intersection of education and placemaking

Girls' education research and policy symposium

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

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

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