Professor and Executive Director, Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College
Boston College
Joined January 2013
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Why do most education interventions fade over time? New research from Emma Hart, postdoc at the Lynch School, explains the “fadeout effect” and why that doesn’t necessarily mean they fail.
Explore the findings: bit.ly/4kW1lGb
Eric Dearing retweeted
Student attendance problems start early.
The brilliant @TiffanyxWu led a new paper shining light on how machine learning may help.
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Eric Dearing retweeted
ECE & policy folks: I'm looking for a postdoc to join our (really terrific) SEE-Partnerships team, doing research on ECE access & workforce issues! Please spread the word! @UVAEdu @UVABatten @EdPolicyWorks uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UV…
Eric Dearing retweeted
I and twenty-two other Nobel economists signed a letter endorsing Kamala Harris for President.
We believe Harris's policies will result in a stronger economic performance, with economic growth that is more robust, more sustainable, and more equitable.
cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/…
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📢 Join us for the official launch of @TheLancet series on #earlychildhooddevelopment on Nov 19, highlighting the critical “next 1000 days” of a child's life & exploring key factors that shape healthy development. Mark your calendars & register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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"At a time when the U.S. has yet to meaningfully invest in widespread, high-quality child care for all, especially for infants and toddlers, Norway provides an example of what affordable, universal, child-centric early care can look like." @jackiemader
hechingerreport.org/norway-l…
Eric Dearing retweeted
Excited to share our meta-analysis on home maths activities and children's maths skills is published in @SRCDtweets! It’s been an amazing project with @EmBlakey, @cvonbastian, and Carmel Brough. I’m thrilled to share our key recommendations for the field🧵
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Eric Dearing retweeted
Little is known, although much is theorized, about the long-run benefits of boosting children's social-emotional skills.
Across 450 post-test & follow-up impacts from 86 RCTs, we found similar fadeout rates for intervention impacts on social-emotional & cognitive skills.
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Eric Dearing retweeted
Educational opportunities during childhood are strongly linked to educational attainment and earnings in early adulthood, according to a study led by @BCLynchSchool Professor Eric Dearing. on.bc.edu/ChildhoodEdStudy
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Associate Professor Elida Laski received three new external grants totaling almost $1 million to help advance her research and efforts in improving numeracy and mathematics knowledge in primary school students through modified board games. Congratulations Dr. Laski!
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In Norway, having a joyful, secure childhood is a right enshrined into law. Child care isn't just a place to put children so parents can work, it’s a place where childhood is protected, with access guaranteed and heavily subsidized for all. My latest:
hechingerreport.org/norway-l…
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Norway’s goals for its citizens: Build a nation of thriving adults by providing childhoods that are joyful, secure and inclusive. @jackiemader's extraordinary look at a country where early childhood education is a national priority: hechingerreport.org/norway-l…
Eric Dearing retweeted
How to decompose neighborhood differences in mobility between self-selection, locational characteristics, and irreducible heterogeneity, and applying to Denmark, from @NeilCholli, @sndurlauf, @r_landersoe, and @snavarrol nber.org/papers/w33035
Thank you @dtmollenkamp and @EdSurge for the very nice coverage of our -- @Bustamante_AS @henrikdz #DVandell -- @ERjournal_AERA paper on cumulative opportunity gaps!
@AERA_EdResearch @BostonCollege @bclynchschool @BCResearchNews
What’s driving educational achievement gaps? According to a recent report, it’s how many chances students get to learn. For students from low-income families, those chances are much fewer.
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Eric Dearing retweeted
Using a randomized lottery design shows that full-day universal pre-k raises parents' earnings by 22 percent, with gains persisting for at least six years after pre-k, from @john_eric, @chrisaneilson, @Xiaoyang_Ye, and @SethDZimmerman nber.org/papers/w33038
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Meet me on Zoom in 1 hour! Join me at 9 am ET for "Enhancing Early Education and Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries." Speakers include Nirmala Rao, Candice Potgieter, & NIEER's Milagros Nores. Certificates available! 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Join us for The 9:30 Call next week! Looking forward to hearing from Commissioner Amy Kershaw. Strategies for Children #The930Call
Sign up here to get the Zoom link: strategiesforchildren.salsal…
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This is a BIG #aurora forecast for tonight with it possibly rivaling the May event
G4 "severe" geomagnetic storm predicted with kP >8, and we will have mainly clear skies!
