Hillary Clinton

July 28, 2016

Clinton's vice-presidential pick could raise profile of K-12 issues in presidential campaign

Up to this point, education has not been a major focus.

Louis Freedberg

June 5, 2016

With costs unclear, Clinton lays out ambitious plans for early education

Hillary Clinton's plans would reshape the landscape of early childhood education.

Jeremy Hay

August 20, 2015

Common Core yet to emerge as major issue in presidential campaign

Louis Freedberg

July 31, 2014

Importance of talking to infants now on TV

The message that it’s critically important to later learning for parents and caregivers to speak, sing and read to young children has hit prime time. Two popular TV shows, Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black” and ABC’s “The Fosters,” have recently featured characters talking about the cognitive gains that come from talking to children.

Lillian Mongeau

July 23, 2014

Clinton launches Talk, Read, Sing campaign

Hillary Clinton spoke at Oakland's Benioff Children's Hospital about her new campaign to get parents to spend more time talking, singing and reading to their young children. Oakland will be the second city – the first was Tulsa, Oklahoma – to receive a concentrated dose of messaging about the importance of verbally engaging infants and toddlers.

Lillian Mongeau