American Institutes for Research (AIR)
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The achievement gap between children from low-income backgrounds and their affluent peers has increased by 40 percent over the last three decades. The impact of this economic disparity can become apparent in children as young as 9 months. An AIR July 30th event examined the ways economic inequality can constrain young children's learning opportunities. Guest presenter C. Cybele Raver reviewed the neuroscience of early socioemotional development in the context of toxic stress, and panelists discussed ways to mitigate the effects. More info: www.air.org/event/toxic-stress-how-economic-inequality-hu...
Raver-Overlap-CSRPstudent-ECEquity-73015
The achievement gap between children from low-income backgrounds and their affluent peers has increased by 40 percent over the last three decades. The impact of this economic disparity can become apparent in children as young as 9 months. An AIR July 30th event examined the ways economic inequality can constrain young children's learning opportunities. Guest presenter C. Cybele Raver reviewed the neuroscience of early socioemotional development in the context of toxic stress, and panelists discussed ways to mitigate the effects. More info: www.air.org/event/toxic-stress-how-economic-inequality-hu...