Early Childhood Education

A four year-old boy plays at the Kathinka-Platzhoff-Stiftung Kindergarten (Kathinka-Platzhoff-foundation kindergarden) in Hanau, 30km (18 miles) south of Frankfurt, July 16, 2013. From August 1, 2013, all children in Germany between the age of 1 and 3 will have a legal entitlement to a place at a kindergarten. The Kindergarten of the Kathinka-Platzhoff-Stiftung is one of few which hosts children between the age of six month and six years. Picture taken July 16. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY EDUCATION) - BM2E97G14ZD01

Education Plus Development

School’s out: Block out time for spatial learning

Corinne Bower, Lien Vu, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Schoolgirls eat their free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi July 5, 2013. In an incident on July 16, 2013, twenty-five Indian children from a school in Mashrakh village in the district of Chapra died and dozens needed hospital treatment after apparently being poisoned by a school meal, provided under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, sparking violent protests and angry allegations of blame. Neither the children nor the school pictured in this photograph were involved in Tuesday's poisoning incident. ATTENTION EDITORS - Neither the children nor the school pictured in this photograph were involved in Tuesday's poisoning incident. Picture taken July 5, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: FOOD EDUCATION SOCIETY) - GM1E97I0U8R01

Education Plus Development

As India extends preschool education to all, incorporate gender sensitivity from the start

Samyukta Subramanian

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Preschool children in a classroom for story time.

Brown Center Chalkboard

Does Head Start work? The debate over the Head Start Impact Study, explained

Lauren Bauer

Friday, June 14, 2019

Job seekers and recruiters gather at TechFair in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Monica Almeida - RC1E2AF478E0

U.S. Economy

How to fix capitalism: Nine expert solutions for America’s broken system

Heidi Shierholz, Isabel V. Sawhill, James Ziliak, Robert Doar, Abigail Wozniak, Oren Cass, Steven Pearlstein, Lane Kenworthy, Nell Abernathy, Darrick Hamilton, and Julie Margetta Morgan

Friday, June 14, 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

Report

Pathways for gender equality through early childhood teacher policy in China

Jin Chi

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

The Avenue

Imagining playful learning landscapes for every community

Jennifer S. Vey and Rebecca Winthrop

Thursday, June 6, 2019

The White House is seen on election day in Washington

Brown Center Chalkboard

8 reasons why education may be pivotal in the 2020 election (and beyond)

Douglas Harris

Monday, June 3, 2019

The Avenue

Skip the flowers this Mother’s Day, and invest in moms instead

Andre M. Perry

Friday, May 10, 2019

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Events

2018

Sep

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Why doctors and mayors will be the next playful learning advocates

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Development Seminar | No free lunch: Using technology to improve the efficacy of school feeding programmes

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

Citizens of the future: Innovations to leapfrog global education

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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2012

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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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