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About the Collaborative

The Center for Early Education and Development at the University of Minnesota and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis teamed up to enhance multidisciplinary research on high-profile policy discussions on early childhood development.

The Human Capital Research Collaborative (HCRC) is a unique partnership that brings together prominent researchers and faculty members in a variety of disciplines at the University with economists at the Federal Reserve to develop and synthesize research on cost-effective investments in early childhood.

Co-directed by Arthur Reynolds, Professor of Child Development and Fellow of CEED, and Art Rolnick, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, the HCRC is funded in part by University President Robert Bruininks' Interdisciplinary Academic Initiative on Children, Youth, and Families. CEED is an outreach and research center in the College of Education and Human Development. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is one of 12 Federal Reserve Banks in the U.S.

The most visible sign of the collaboration is its web site, where discussion papers on a variety of topics are posted.

The Collaborative's Mission

The Collaborative's mission is to foster multidisciplinary research on early development from birth to age 8 on topics such as the impact and cost-effectiveness of preschool and family support programs; family, school, and community influences on child development; and psychological and biological foundations of child health and well being.

To accomplish this, the Collaborative conducts research and policy analyses, disseminates research through discussion papers and other reports, convenes forums and conferences, provides web resources, and helps coordinate early childhood research activities around campus and in the community. The National Advisory Committee includes, among others, James Heckman of the University of Chicago, Jack Shonkoff of Harvard University, and University of Minnesota Professors Megan Gunnar and V.V. Chari.

"We want to conduct and promote research that is policy-relevant as well as based on a thorough understanding of child development and of how early experiences influence later development," says Reynolds.

The papers posted on the web site focus on effective programs and practices from preschool to third grade (PK-3), the productivity argument for investing in young children, developing high quality PK-3 classrooms, the long-term effects of Child-Parent Center early childhood intervention, and the role of cooperative behavior in preschoolers' social development.

Visit the HCRC web site for detailed information on HCRC

Past Events

HCRC Mini-Conference:
Promoting Child Health and Well Being, Birth to Age Five

Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota Twin Cities--Minneapolis West Bank
1:00pm to 5:00pm
April 27, 2009

This conference introduced and overviewed the activities of the Human Capital Research Collaborative. Four presentations on Child Health and Well Being were made on critical issues in the first fives years of children's lives.

Agenda

1:00 – 1:30: Welcome & Refreshments

1:30 – 2:00: Introduction of the HCRC, Arthur Reynolds and Art Rolnick

2:00 - 2:20: Child Health and School Readiness from the U. S. Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Judy Temple & Jayne Fulkerson

2:20 - 2:30: Question & Answer Session

2:30 – 2:50: A Prospective Longitudinal Examination of Early Child Maltreatment and Health in Early Adulthood, Michelle M. Englund

2:50 – 3:00: Question & Answer Session

3:00 – 3:20: Coffee break

3:20 – 3:40: Changing Beliefs and Knowledge of Child Care Providers:  The Ounce Research Project, Amy Susman-Stillman, Michelle M. Englund, Jessica Pleuss, Jennifer Cleveland, and Anna Shkolnik

3:40 – 3:50: Question & Answer Session

3:50 – 4:10: One Year of Preschool or Two: Does it Matter for Long-term Outcomes?, Irma Arteaga, Sarah Humpage, Arthur J. Reynolds, Judy Temple

4:10 – 4:20: Question & Answer Session

4:20 – 5:00: General Discussion & Wrap-up

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ECRC Mini-Conference
October 13, 2006

The first public event of the Collaborative was the ECRC Mini-Conference held on October 13, 2006 at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Cowles Auditorium. The event featured an  overview of the Collaborative and an address by Nobel Laureate James Heckman of the University of Chicago.

The ECRC web site has many materials available that are related to this event.

The Early Childhood Research Collaborative (ECRC), a collaboration between the University of Minnesota and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, was highlighted in an article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on October 11, 2007.

George Seltzer Distinguished Memorial Lecture
December 6, 2007

Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus

Lecture--Schools, Skills, and Synapses

Lecturer:
James J. Heckman, Nobel Laureate in Economics, Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago

11:30am: Luncheon
3:00pm: Lecture
5:00pm: Reception

Print a flyer with detailed information (pdf file)

This lecture was presented by the Industrial Relations Center of the Carlson School of Management in cooperation with The Early Childhood Research Collaborative.

Human Capital Conference Series on Early Childhood Development: Critical Issues in Cost Effectiveness in Children's First Decade
December 7-8, 2007

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

This by-invitation only national conference took place at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis, MN. The conference was also broadcast live to attendees at the Humphrey Institute's Cowles Auditorium at the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities.

Note: The conference was videotaped and there are plans of posting the video to the ECRC web site in segments for individuals to access, so check the HCRC site after the event or join the HCRC email list to be notified of when this is made available.

Visit the ECRC web site for detailed conference information

Project Staff - CEED Grant Co-Investigators

Arthur Reynolds, Ph.D., Co-Director

Judy Temple, Ph.D.

Michelle Englund

Suh-Ruu Ou

Additional Staff:

Sara Zettervall, Events Coordinator

For a list of project staff from the Federal Reserve Bank, visit the HCRC web site.

Sponsors

Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota

McKnight Foundation

For More Information

For more information on the Collaborative, to sign up for the Collaborative's listserv, and to contact ECRC members, visit the Human Capital Research Collaborative web site.