Impact University: Early Childhood
- Behavioral Economics/Psychology
- Civic Engagement/ Demographics
- Criminal Justice
- Early Childhood
- Economics of Poverty
- Education
- Faith and Poverty
- Healthcare
- Media and the Press
- Nonprofits/Social Entrepreneurship
- Portraits of Poverty
- Predatory Financial Practices
- Public Policy
- Race
- Stories from the Line
- Tax and Economic Policy
How America’s “Childcare Deserts” are Driving Women Out of the Workforce >
Redden, Molly. (2018-01-17, The Guardian): Rising daycare costs have put the spotlight on Washington state in a country offering little support for parents seeking childcare.
Why Oklahoma’s Public Preschools are Some of the Best in the Country >
Mongeau, Lillian. (2016-02-02, Hechinger Report): Oklahomans trend conservative, yet they've embraced free, universal early education.
Protecting Children from Toxic Stress >
Bornstein, David. (2013-10-30, The New York Times): "Children can be shielded from the most damaging effects of stress if their parents are taught how to respond properly."
Class Differences in Child-Rearing Are on the Rise >
Miller, C. C. (2015-12-17, The New York Times): The class differences in child rearing are growing, researchers say — a symptom of widening inequality with far-reaching consequences. Different upbringings set children on different paths and can deepen socioeconomic divisions.
Overcoming Poverty’s Damage to Learning >
Bornstein, D. (2015-04-17, The New York Times): Modern research has continually linked adolescent misbehavior with a child's external traumas and stresses. In response to this evidence, child psychiatrist Pamela Cantor founded her Turnaround for Children organization to promote "nonacademic success" in schools as a way to relieve the pressures and punishments on students.
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