Collaborative for Children
Luncheon Speaker
October 10, 2008
W. Steven Barnett
Director,
National Institute for Early Education Research |
W. Steven Barnett is a Board of Governors Professor of Education Economics and Public Policy and Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University. His research includes studies of the economics of early care and education including costs and benefits, the long term effects of preschool programs on children's learning and development, and the distribution of early educational opportunities. Much of Dr. Barnett's work focuses on how high quality preschool education can narrow the large achievement gap for disadvantaged students that already exists at school entry. His recent research also emphasizes the achievement gap between abilities and potential at school entry that exists for far too many middle income children.
Dr. Barnett earned his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Michigan. Recent publications include The State of Preschool 2006: State Preschool Yearbook, the fourth in a series of annual reports profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States, “Early Childhood Development and Social Mobility” with Clive Belfield for The Future of Children (2006), and “Early Childhood Program Design and Economic Returns: Comparative Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Abecedarian Program and Policy Implications”, with Leonard Masse for Economics of Education Review (2007).
For more information: www.nieer.org or contact Erin Charlton at Collaborative for Children 713.600.1192.
Collaborative for Children's Mission:
Building a strong educational foundation for young children to succeed in school and life.
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