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Early Childhood Education
Parenting Is the Key to Early Development and Social Mobility (with James Heckman and Jorge Luis Garcia)
In the inaugural episode of CCFP's new podcast, Katharine Stevens interviews renowned economists James Heckman and Jorge Luis Garcia about their collaborative research on the power of early childhood interventions to promote social mobility and build human capital.
A Flawed Agenda for America’s Young Children: Build Back Better’s Blueprint for Early Care and Education
Is Build Back Better really dead? Katharine B. Stevens analyzes the childcare and universal preschool provisions of BBB, revealing a detailed legislative blueprint of an increasingly influential vision for America’s young children: federally-controlled preschool programs for all children from birth onwards.
Raising Young Children at Home
Our core policy goal must be to reinforce the fundamental bonds of family: elevating — rather than displacing — the vital role of parents in raising their own children, especially during the first, foundational years of development.
Supporting Parental Choice in Early Education
Katharine B. Stevens joins an expert panel at RISE 2023 to discuss the policy and practice of supporting a mixed delivery system and parental choice in early education.
Is Expanding Publicly Funded Childcare in the Best Interests of Children?
Boosting access to high-quality childcare for children from disadvantaged families is an important policy goal. But a large, non-targeted expansion of publicly funded childcare will not be in the best interests of young children overall.
“Sons and Daughters of Working Mothers: Successes and Challenges”
The question of childcare is fundamentally about with whom and in what environments young children spend the critical first years of their lives. A growing focus on other policy goals is causing us to leave out this essential piece of the family picture.
Katharine Stevens on Her New Think Tank and the Need for Better Early Childhood Policy
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.
Caring for Our Young Children
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.
Lessons On Education And Family From Nicaragua To Manhattan To DC
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?
Does Daycare Destroy Dreams?
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.
Dr. Katharine B. Stevens Launches the Nation’s First Think Tank Dedicated to Early Childhood
Dr. Katharine B. Stevens Launches the Nation’s First Think Tank Dedicated to Early Childhood.
5 Questions with Family Studies: Katharine Stevens on Family-Focused Child Care Policy
Katharine Stevens shares thoughts with the Institute on Family Studies on the “child care crisis,” what's missing from current early childhood debates, and the launch of CCFP.
Why I’m Founding CCFP
Dr. Katharine B. Stevens explains why she founded the Center on Child and Family Policy, the nation’s first think-tank dedicated to early childhood research and policy.
Is the Impact of Pre-K on Children Negative? — Tipping Point New Mexico
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.
How Universal State-Run Preschool Would Cause Long-Term Harm to Children
Katharine Stevens unpacks a study showing that universal state-run preschool is likely to cause long-term harm to children overall.
The Problem With Universal Pre-K
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?
Universal Child Care: A Risky Experiment with Our Nation's Children
A growing chorus of advocates are vigorously pushing for a large expansion of U.S. child care as a “win-win-win” that supports women’s careers and boosts the economy while promoting children’s healthy development. However, a growing body of research on childcare’s impact on children suggests that greater caution is warranted.
The Role of Families in Human Flourishing: A Conversation with James Heckman
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.
The Role of Families in Human Flourishing: My Long-Read Q&A with James Heckman
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.
How a Faulty Generalization is Sabotaging Early Childhood Policy
A profoundly faulty generalization, plucked from the brilliant work of Nobel-prize winning economist James Heckman, is sabotaging early childhood policy and jeopardizing the well-being of America’s young children today.