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Researchers are Using AI for Early Childhood Language Assessment to Support Intervention Efforts
Dwight Irvin, Ph.D., is advancing early childhood language assessments through a pilot project in partnership with KU. The initiative applies AI technology to create the Early Communication Indicator assessment process, which reduces the time and resources needed for an early childhood speech evaluation.
UF graduate students get hands-on experience in Washington D.C.
Five Early Childhood Care and Education Policy graduate students joined a cohort of scholars from partner institutions in the Early Childhood Policy in Institutions of Higher Education (ECPIHE) initiative from across the country to meet with early childhood policymakers and learn from national experts.
Understanding the Financial Challenges of Childcare: Insights from Florida
The high cost of childcare can make it hard for families to work, especially for those with lower incomes. In places like Florida, researchers looked at how much families spend on childcare to see how it affects their finances.
Professors Emeritus Dowd and Spencer speak on Brown for Weyrauch Distinguished Lecture
Historical and prescriptive, Dowd and Spencer explored the interpretation and legacy of this ruling and how it continues to shape children’s development and education in America.
2024 Walter O. Weyrauch Distinguished Lecture in Family Law
The Center is a co-sponsor for the 2024 Weyrauch Distinguished Lecture with Nancy E. Dowd and Margaret Beale Spencer presenting “Radical Brown: Keeping the Promise to America’s Children.”
Affiliate Member Research: 1 in 4 Colorado 11th-graders skipped their state’s standardized test − geography and income help explain why
Along with colleagues from Arizona State University, Center Affiliate Katy Chapman explored a unique instance of the opt-out movement in Colorado.
Publications
Anita Zucker Center Overview Brochure (pdf)
Anita Zucker Center Progress Report 2017 (pdf)
Anita Zucker Center Case for Support (pdf)
The Early Years – UF Explore Magazine Summer 2015 (pdf)
Solutions Seekers: Anita Zucker Center Researchers Aim to
Transform Development and Learning in Early Childhood (pdf)