Educviii: Veronica L. Schauder

Veronica , a returning guest, discusses why the income gap is widening, and steps that can be taken to help close it.

Educviii: Cynthia E. Lamy

Cynthia E. Lamy, Ed.D., is a research psychologist with developmental and educational expertise who is dedicated to an effective and efficient fight against poverty in America. Dr. Lamy led major studies, especially while at the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University, and is currently at the Robin Hood Foundation in New York City, where she helps the foundation understand the impact of their grants on children, families, and schools in poverty. From her work, she knows that we can protect children from the ravages of poverty, and she is passionate about sharing that news with the world. She believes that universal preschool is one of the keys to closing the income gap.

Cynthia Lamy

Cynthia Lamy is a developmental and educational psychologist and research fellow with the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University. Her research focuses especially on children at risk of academic failure due to the many influences of poverty. She is the author of Author of American Children in Chronic Poverty: Complex Risks, Benefit-Cost Analysis, and Untangling the Knot.

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