The first national randomized trial of public Montessori preschool students showed stronger long-term outcomes by kindergarten, including elevated reading, memory, and executive function as compared to non-Montessori preschoolers. The research also appears highly actionable for policymakers, because the results found the Montessori programs delivered better outcomes at sharply lower costs. The study of 588 children across two dozen programs nationwide shows an imperative to follow and study these outcomes through graduation and beyond.

A new study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health found that the loss of US bilateral health aid is projected to result in an additional 2.5 million pediatric TB cases and 340,000 pediatric TB deaths in LMICs between 2025 and 2034, compared to pre-2025 funding levels. Moreover, the possible withdrawal of US support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (the Global Fund) along with reduced TB funding from other countries would likely result in an additional 8.9 million child TB cases, and more than 1.5 million child deaths during this period—more than double the expected totals if funding continued at pre-2025 levels. 

New research demonstrates that China's Green Credit Guidelines significantly strengthen the peer effect in ESG compliance among brown firms. Using a natural experiment approach, the study reveals how environmental regulations create behavioural convergence in corporate sustainability practices, though with asymmetric effects across different market contexts.