Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality

Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality

Wednesday, March 17, 2021; 5:30 to 7 p.m. (ET)

Inequality in early experiences and education have impacts on long-term socioeconomic success. How can early childhood policies help? The Russell Sage Foundation and the School of Public Affairs at American University will host a discussion featuring co-authors Taryn Morrissey (American University), Ajay Chaudry (New York University), and Christina Weiland (University of Michigan), joined by Miriam Calderon (Oregon's Early Learning Division) and Melissa Boteach (National Women's Law Center), to talk about the second edition of their RSF book Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality. The book presents research on how inequality in early opportunity has life-long consequences and offers an evidence-based approach to expanding access to affordable, high-quality early care and education to all children.

The discussion will be moderated by Ruth Marcus, Washington Post columnist and 2019 Sine Institute Fellow.

U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA), Chair of the House Committee on Labor & Education, will offer remarks before the discussion.

This event is co-hosted by the Russell Sage Foundation, the nation's oldest foundation dedicated exclusively to research in the social sciences, and by the School of Public Affairs (SPA) at American University, which has been a hub for policy-related research and teaching for 85 years.

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