The First Decade

For many kids, youth sports is a time to learn things like teamwork, goal setting, time management-skills that often prove valuable off the field and in…

In 1983 Ronald Reagan gave a speech at Disney’s Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida extolling his new found understanding of the virtues of video games: “I…

The rhetoric is flying among presidential hopefuls: wealth inequality, working men and women, stagnant wages, the opportunity gap, earned success. But…

All week long, we've has been looking at how disparities in early childhood can shape a child’s chances for later in life.Issues surrounding what some…

Research shows that participation in organized activities, like sports or music lessons, plays a big role in closing the opportunity gap in school, and in…

As part of our series, "The First Decade," Gov. Maggie Hassan sat down with NHPR's Morning Edition host Rick Ganley to talk about what role she sees state…

The incomes of wealthy and poor American families have diverged over the past three decades, so too have the educational outcomes of the children in these…

We’ve heard the claim before – low-income, urban kids aren’t provided the opportunity to spend enough time in the woods learning about the natural world…

Research shows students who attend preschool are more likely to have stability and success as they go through school and through life, yet New Hampshire…

We continue our series The First Decade with early education. Research shows that a child’s foundation for success in school is established at a very…