education

The strength of interdisciplinary learning was on full display at the inaugural UC Berkeley Early Childhood Policy Summer Institute that afforded graduate students the opportunity to get an in-depth look at how policy moves through the legislative process. The day-long institute in Sacramento included meeting with legislative officials and early childhood advocacy leaders, and attending a Senate session. Students witnessed how research can inform policy, heard about the importance and power of community input, and were encouraged by several Berkeley alums to consider the many different...