News
April 30, 2024
The Start with Equity: NC Early Childhood Education Equity Analyses Project conducted landscape analyses and engaged with community early education partners across the state of North Carolina to identify policies and strategies that show effect or promise in mitigating racial and economic disparities in early care and education (ECE). The research, led by FPG Fellow Iheoma Iruka, also focused on how policies can be more effectively enacted and implemented to advance equity.
April 28, 2024
The Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules (AFIRM) project at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) has reached an incredible milestone―350,000 (and counting!) users now rely on AFIRM for evidence-based practices that can help learners with autism.
April 24, 2024
Racial disparities continue to exist in autism research, negatively impacting Black autistic children. They are misdiagnosed, receive access to inferior quality services, and are almost twice as likely as white autistic children to have a co-occurring intellectual disability. To examine this void, the National Institute of Mental Health funded the "Racism and Resilience among Black Autistic Children and Caregivers" project.
April 22, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Brian Boyd has been appointed permanent director of the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG). “We are grateful for Brian’s interim leadership,” says Penny Gordon-Larsen, Vice Chancellor for Research, “and excited to continue working with him in this critical role.”
