Early childhood education has immense benefits Angelica Ponguta explores ways to help at-risk children develop to their full potential Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / April 25, 2018
The link between children’s academic achievement and family income Sociologist Sean Reardon discusses the academic achievement gap between the rich and the poor in America Interview by Meeri Kim / April 13, 2018
“We need research to reduce inequality among young people” Adam Gamoran calls for research to help reduce inequality, with the findings to be used as evidence in making better policy decisions Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / January 31, 2018
In Britain, life expectancy of poorest children is 8-9 years shorter Candice Odgers about sharing the tools that help implement better policy and change the trajectories of children’s lives Interview by Sabine Gysi / November 29, 2017
Some children are biologically more sensitive to their environment Children who are the most affected by adversity are also the ones who are most sensitive to the supportive aspects of their environments Interview by Sabine Gysi / November 22, 2017
Kids growing up in poverty struggle to acquire vital cognitive abilities Silvia Bunge on developing interventions to better support the learning of goal-directed behavior and reasoning in children Interview by Sabine Gysi / October 11, 2017
When it comes to a land of opportunity for all, Canada trumps the USA A new study shows large differences in the extent of educational inequality between four countries by Jake Anders / October 5, 2017
How to design people’s environments so they can benefit from programs Better ways to engage children and parents from economically disadvantaged backgrounds with early interventions, using behavioral economics Interview by Sabine Gysi / September 13, 2017
To what extent does poverty compromise children’s development? An extensive clinical trial that will follow children from birth and test them at age three will provide answers Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 9, 2017
Marshmallows aren’t likely to fix low-income kids’ real problems It's not all about self-control. Children's decisions are driven instead by the forces of evidence and expectations by Celeste Kidd / July 31, 2017
The challenges of growing up in poverty Psychologist Gary Evans talks about the influence of childhood poverty on biology, health, and development Interview by Meeri Kim / May 15, 2017
”Health care for young children pays large social dividends” Economist Janet Currie explains why health insurance for children leads to better outcomes in adulthood Interview by Simon Sommer / April 25, 2017
