Edelman on Leaving the Littlest Ones Behind
When we talk about the "achievement gap" and at-risk kids, we often think school-age, but in her latest Huffington Post column, Marian Wright Edelman looks at new Child Trends data that as early as nine months of age, babies in low-income families tend to lag behind in social development, behavior, learning skills and health status. So what can we do? She's got some ideas.

