D.C. Research Briefing: Ready for School, Ready for Life
May 17, 2016
In collaboration with
The Honorable Bob Dold (R–10th) and
The Honorable Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) of Illinois
Over the years, many efforts have been made to improve early-learning environments as means to boost Americans' job and life prospects. Several new studies are fueling thought-provoking ideas as to what policymakers, parents, and researchers should consider when retooling early-education policies. Join our four experts as they discuss some of this new evidence and what it means for program design and implementation.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.*
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2325
50 Independence Ave., SW, Washington D.C.
“What Do Preschool Quality and Costs Tell Us About Having Targeted or Universal Programs?”
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Associate Professor of Education and Social Policy and IPR Fellow, Northwestern University; and Director of The Hamilton Project
“Not All Preschools Are Created Equal: What Matters Most and How Best to Measure Quality"
Terri Sabol, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and IPR Associate, Northwestern University
“Preschool: A Promising Platform to Expand Life Opportunities for Children and Parents"
Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Frances Willard Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Associate Provost for Faculty, and IPR Fellow, Northwestern University
Moderated by David Figlio, IPR Director and Fellow, and Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy and of Economics, Northwestern University
"What Do Preschool Quality and Costs Tell Us About Having Targeted or Universal Programs?"
- by Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
- View the presentation slides here.
- Related research:
Schanzenbach, D.W., and E. Cascio. 2014. Expanding preschool access for disadvantaged children. In Policies to Address Poverty in America, ed. by M. Kearney and B. Harris, 19-27. Washington, D.C.: The Hamilton Project.
"Not All Preschools Are Created Equal: What Matters Most and How Best to Measure Quality"
- by Terri Sabol
- View the presentation slides here.
- Related research:
Sabol, T., S.L. Soliday Hong, R.C. Pianta, and M.R. Burchinal. 2013. Can rating pre-K programs predict children's learning? Science 341:845-846.
"Preschool: A Promising Platform to Expand Life Opportunities for Children and Parents"
- by Lindsay Chase-Lansdale
- View the presentation slides here.
- Related research:
- Chase-Lansdale, P.L., and J. Brooks-Gunn. 2014. Two-generation programs in the twenty-first century. Future of Children 24(1): 13-39.
- Sabol, T., and L. Chase-Lansdale. 2015. The influence of low-income children's participation in Head Start on their parents' education and employment. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 34(1): 136-161.
- Sommer, T.E., T. Sabol, L. Chase-Lansdale, and J. Brooks-Gunn. 2016. Two-generation education programs for parents and their young children. In The Leading Edge of Early Childhood Education, ed. by N. Lesaux and S. Jones, 135-158. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Education Press.