Reading Early Childhood Risk and Reach in Louisiana, a report from the LSU/Tulane early childhood Policy and Data Center, I was struck by this quote:
Recognizing the profound importance of the early childhood period to a child in reaching his or her full potential, it is imperative that we begin to monitor specific indicators of early [... click post title to read more ...]

Just before twenty first-graders were killed in their beloved elementary school, the Economist Intelligence Unit revealed the results of their “quality of life” index—a survey of nations  “where a baby might be luckiest to be born in 2013.” Crime, trust in public institutions, and the health of family life all go into the mix.  The [... click post title to read more ...]

Outside my window, in New York City, the Hudson River is calm.  A surreal vision, belying the devastation of the past two weeks. Amid the wrath of Sandy, two brothers—a toddler and a four-year-old—were snatched from their mother’s arms by Staten Island’s swirling floodwaters.  And on October 26, just two Thursdays before the children’s bodies [... click post title to read more ...]