Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality

When: Thursday, November 9, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Where: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Sheldon Hall W1214, 1919 E. Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205

High quality early care and education can promote long-term socioeconomic success. Unfortunately many children do not have access to the same resources.

Authors Ajay Chaudry, PhD, and Taryn Morrissey, PhD, will discuss their new book, “Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality,” which offers an evidence-based strategy diagnosing the obstacles to accessible early education and charts a path towards opportunity for all children. A panel discussion will follow. 

Panelists:

• Ajay Chaudry, PhD, Author, “Cradle to Kindergarten:A New Plan to Combat Inequality”
• State Senator Bill Ferguson, District 46, Baltimore City
• Taryn Morrissey, PhD, Author, “Cradle to Kindergarten:A New Plan to Combat Inequality”
• Margaret Williams, Executive Director, Maryland Family Network
• Moderator: Deborah Gross, DNSC, RN, FAAN, Leonard and Helen Stulman Endowed Professor in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing