News Archive
October 5, 2015
Odom will highlight the contributions of FPG and three other centers to the evolution of practice, the potential effects these contributions have had on generations of children and families, and directions for future research...
September 30, 2015
After FPG scientist Kathleen "Kate" Gallagher delivered her first TED Talk, it quickly became UNC's most popular of the year, and now you can watch the sequel...
September 28, 2015
FPG has launched Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules to teach the step-by-step process of planning for, using, and monitoring each of several evidence-based practices with learners with autism...
September 25, 2015
FPG’s State Implementation and Scaling-Up of Evidence-Based Programs Center (SISEP) establishes and strengthens the capacity for action in state departments of education...
September 17, 2015
After debuting the draft policy statement at the Inclusion Institute and incorporating feedback, the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services have released their joint policy statement...
September 9, 2015
The President’s Council of Economic Advisers cites FPG’s seminal Abecedarian Project in a report on short-term and long-term returns on investments in high-quality early education and care...
August 28, 2015
Fights between siblings, delay tactics at bedtime, and dinner-table disputes have united parents around the globe with common challenges, and Australian psychologist Matthew Sanders has responded with “Triple P.”
August 27, 2015
A new research brief from Child Trends endorses the effectiveness of evidence-based programs that address bullying, and new FPG initiatives are bringing these programs to more schools...
August 27, 2015
After Kate Gallagher delivered this TED Talk in April, it quickly became UNC's most viewed of the year...
August 24, 2015
Nobel prizewinning economist James Heckman has co-authored a new report on the long-term health benefits of participants in two seminal studies...
August 19, 2015
FPG experts speak at several events over the next few months...
August 7, 2015
The annual meeting for researchers affiliated with the Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder included a 5-person panel of young adults with autism...
August 7, 2015
The annual meeting for researchers affiliated with the Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder included a 5-person panel of young adults with autism...
August 5, 2015
This new study is the first to demonstrate the connection between African American preschoolers’ storytelling abilities and the development of their early reading skills...
July 22, 2015
FPG is launching a new study to determine the effectiveness of a small-group intervention designed to help young children with social-emotional and behavioral difficulties...
July 21, 2015
The U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are crafting a new policy statement on family engagement...
July 20, 2015
Hundreds of viewers tuned in across the country to watch the 21st National Health Equity Research Webcast...
July 17, 2015
FPG will analyze and refine the scoring system for the recently published third edition of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-3)...
July 14, 2015
Thanks to a new IES grant, 600 elementary students in 60 schools across North Carolina will participate in a new FPG study to test the effectiveness of a program for children with autism spectrum disorder...
July 2, 2015
On Wednesday, July 8th, the Chapel Hill Public Library will inaugurate its Between the Lines forum with a discussion about how diversity is taught to school-aged children...
