On June 10 in downtown Chicago, nearly 250 attendees gathered for the city’s first early childhood research conference in seven years. Hosted by the Early Childhood Research Alliance of Chicago (EC*REACH), the launch conference brought together almost 100 researchers and 70 educators and service providers, along with policymakers, early childhood thought leaders, funders, and community organizers.
Led by faculty co-directors Terri Sabol and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, executive director Maia Connors, and senior advisor and advisory board chair John Q. Easton, EC*REACH seeks to be a research hub in the city and is housed at the Institute for Policy Research.
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