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National Summit on America’s Children
05/22/2007
The National Summit on America’s Children took place on Tuesday, May 22nd on Capitol Hill. The day-long session convened national experts and academics on recent scientific findings and how they relate to early childhood development - a first step in making certain that federal policies on children reflect the latest scientific developments.
The summit was chaired by Chairman George Miller of California of the House Committee on Education and Labor and co-chair of the House Steering and Policy Committee; Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, co-chair of the House Steering and Policy Committee; and Congressman Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania, a longtime advocate for children. The legislators convened experts in a wide array of areas, including early childhood learning, health care, and child care. Practitioners of innovative public and private initiatives will attend to offer research-based testimony to assist the lawmakers in the development of federal policy. James Heckman, an economics professor and director of the Center for Social Program Evaluation at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, delivered the keynote address.