Stephanie Carlson, Ph.D., Distinguished McKnight Professor at the Institute of Child Development (ICD), and Sheila Williams Ridge, director of the Shirley G. Moore Lab School, recently participated in the Innovation in Early Childhood Development and K-12 Education conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

The conference highlighted innovations in early childhood development programs and K-12 schools and covered themes including parent engagement, program flexibility, and accountability for student outcomes.

Carlson’s presentation offered lessons on the “marshmallow test,” while Williams Ridge acted as a moderator for a discussion on early learning program characteristics and child outcomes.