Studies have found that well-focused investments in early childhood development yield high public as well as private returns, yet millions of children in this country do not have access to quality early learning opportunities.
On June 5, 2014, Libby Doggett, Early Learning Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education; Art Rolnick, Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Human Capital Research Collaborative, Humphrey School of Affairs; and Aaron Sojourner, Assistant Professor, Carlson School of Management discussed the results of local and national research.