Early Care and Learning Programs for America’s Children: What’s Good on a Local Level is Good for the Nation

May 9, 2018 by Cindi Z. Stevens Copeland

The longterm gains of early childhood programs for children 0-5 years of age have been proven again and again. American economists, such as James Heckman at the University of Chicago, remind us frequently that the greatest return on investment with regard to children happens in the years before a child begins school. It’s a greater […]

Suzanne Bianchi, Social Scientist, Explored the Changing Landscape of Late-20th-Century American Families

November 18, 2013 by Cindi Z. Stevens Copeland

Suzanne Bianchi, Social Scientist, Explored the Changing Landscape of Late-20th-Century America Today’s email from NYTimes.com, which arrives in my inbox every morning, contained three pieces that I wanted to share which relate to families and raising children. It was difficult for me to choose which one to link to here since they all spoke to […]