January 29th event hosted by Demos and The American Prospect, discussing the promise of universal preschool and what quality early education would mean for New York and the nation.
Moderator: Demos Senior Fellow Sharon Lerner, contributing editor for The American Prospect's special issue on the early years
Panelists:
Nancy Kolben, executive director of the Center for Children's Initiatives, a leading early care and education policy and advocacy organization in New York City and a member of Mayor de Blasio's pre-K planning team
Jacqueline Jones, former deputy assistant secretary of Policy and Early Learning at the U.S. Department of Education, former assistant commissioner for the Division of Early Childhood Education in New Jersey
W. Steven Barnett, Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research
Rich Neimand, President/Creative Director of the Neimand Collaborative
