Katharine joins the Tammy Peterson Podcast to discuss the vital role of family in early childhood development and the need for better policy to support parents and children.

Dr. Katharine Stevens joins host Nic Dunn of the Sutherland Institute to help recenter true pro-family policy at the core of public debates and offer policymakers and voters a framework for a better approach.

Katharine Stevens joins Naomi Schaefer Riley and Ian Rowe on Are You Kidding Me? to discuss the importance of families in child development, how to better utilize existing systems to improve outcomes for children, and the role of public policy in creating cultural change.

Dr. Katharine B. Stevens joins Traci DeVette Griggs of Family Policy Matters Radio to discuss the drivers of early brain development, how we can support families to help children thrive, and why this is a pivotal moment for early childhood policy.

Katharine B. Stevens joins Emily Jashinsky on the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss the science and policy of early development. Is “public education starting at birth” the right policy approach in early childhood?

Dr. Katharine B. Stevens joins Saurabh Sharma on American Moment’s Moment of Truth to discuss child and family policy in the U.S. and what young children truly need to thrive.

This fall, New Mexico voters will vote on proposed use of New Mexico's Land Grant Permanent Fund to fund universal pre-K. Paul Gessing sits down with Katharine Stevens, CEO of the newly-launched Center on Child and Family Policy, to discuss New Mexico's growing pre-K push.

The recently stalled Build Back Better legislation contains $110 billion for universal pre-K for three and four-year-olds. But is a big investment in early childhood education necessary or beneficial for the academic and social development of American children?

James Heckman joins Katharine Stevens for an in-depth discussion of his interdisciplinary research on human capital development and skill formation over the life cycle, the origins of inequality and social mobility, and the crucial role of families in children’s development.

Katharine Stevens joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss President-elect Biden’s ambitious childcare and pre-K plans.

Paul Gessing and Katharine Stevens discuss the impact of COVID 19 on children's learning. Katharine also shares findings from her recent report, "Still Left Behind: How America’s Schools Keep Failing Our Children," and explains why universal pre-K will not solve our nation's persistent education achievement challenges.

For the centennial anniversary of the Women's Bureau, three childcare experts join Katharine Stevens for a special webinar on family childcare. What is uniquely valuable about home-based childcare? What is causing its decline? How can we restore this crucial sector — especially in a post-COVID-19 world?

Katharine Stevens joins Paul Gessing to discuss the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee’s recently-released study of the state’s pre-K program, its implications for state pre-K policy, and better ways to improve outcomes for the state’s children.

Nobel laureate James Heckman recently made waves among early childhood advocates when he said he is not a promoter of universal pre-K. In this episode, Katharine Stevens joins Ian and Naomi for a riveting discussion on James Heckman’s research and the case for providing targeted, high-quality care to disadvantaged children rather than universal pre-K.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently released a report, “A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty,” describing two packages of federal policies aiming to cut US child poverty by half within a decade. An expert panel joins Katharine Stevens to discuss the realistic prospects for the report’s proposals to improve children’s lives.

Katharine Stevens joins Brent Orrell to discuss how high quality child care matters to the quality of both the current and future workforce.