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The Mission of HCRC

The Human Capital Research Collaborative (HCRC) is a unique partnership between the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota to advance multidisciplinary research on child development and social policy. The HCRC’s approach is integrative and representative of the cross-college and university wide interest in advancing research and scholarship on the identification and dissemination of cost-effective interventions, programs, and policies from birth to young adulthood.

Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute Conference

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

May 22-23, 2017

The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute is a new Federal Reserve initiative aimed at conducting world-class research to measure, analyze and make recommendations to improve the economic well-being of all Americans, with a particular focus on structural barriers that limit full participation in economic opportunity and advancement in the U.S.

Economist says early childhood education spending has big payoff

MPR News Presents

Presentation by Arthur Rolnick

On May 10th MPR News Presents featured a recent presetnation by Dr. Rolnick's on the importance of starting early in meeting the needs of our most vulnerable children.

Chronic Early Absence, Achievement, and Social-Emotional Development

Nicole Smerillo, Arthur Reynolds, Suh-Ruu Ou, Judy Temple

Presented by Nicole Smerillo at the 2017 Society for Research in Child Devlopment biennial meeting April 6-8 in Austin, TX.

This study provides evidence that chronic absence in the early grades may cause potential harm, not only to academic achievement, but also to children’s abilities to adjust to student life and norms.

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