Apr 10, 2018
For Lisa Hayworth, working at a community college drove home the importance of early childhood development, and if that connection seems a bit far removed—it shouldn’t. Educators at all levels…
Sep 27, 2017
During the past 30 days, we’ve logged hundreds of miles, crisscrossing the great state of North Carolina to talk with community leaders about the economics of early childhood investment through…
Jul 26, 2017
Dear Friends: Some of you (and you know who you are) still have not submitted your idea to us for our #NCBigIdea challenge. There may be good reasons for this.…
Jun 6, 2017
Summary: On the one hand, who could have predicted it? Laura Gerald grew up in Robeson County, went to Harvard and Johns Hopkins for her medical degree, then ignored the…
May 30, 2017
We’re excited to provide an early glimpse into some of our work around the promotion of early childhood development since February’s special Focus Forum. Our premise for this work is…
Mar 23, 2017
Beyond basketball, March has had its own kind of madness this year. One day it is clearly in the winter camp; others in the spring camp; some days both. The challenges of being both a place that “thinks” and “does” are similar.
Mar 9, 2017
I had the distinct pleasure of participating as a presenter for SXSWedu this week. I joined professionals from across the United States who are embarking on innovative approaches to solving our…
Feb 16, 2017
This past week, 35 rural faith leaders joined over 300 North Carolina government, business and nonprofit leaders at IEI’s 2017 Emerging Issues Focus Forum, kidonomics: The Economics of Early Childhood…
Feb 6, 2017
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Beyond basketball, March has had its own kind of madness this year. One day it is clearly in the winter camp; others in the spring camp; some days both. The challenges of being both a place that “thinks” and “does” are