by Jacob Patterson-Stein Last week, Charles “Chuck” Hagel became the first Secretary of Defense nominee to face a filibuster. Congressional Republicans say they need more time to research Senator Hagel’s background, which has given supporters and detractors plenty of time to do their own due diligence. Before he had to face a Senate confirmation hearing, […]
Investing in Innovation: The Economic Case for Early Childhood Education
Dr. Art Rolnick is a former senior vice president and director of research of the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis and the author of the TEDx talk “The Economic Case for Early Childhood Development.” Recently, Senior Interview Editor Ingrid Stegemoeller had a discussion with Dr. Rolnick on the economic arguments behind investing in early childhood, a […]