Reflecting on Program, Policy, Research: A conversation with Diana Rauner

Sara Slaughter, Executive Director of the W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation, invites outgoing Start Early President Diana Rauner to reflect on 15 years of leadership in early childhood in Illinois and nationally. Drawing on Start Early’s direct work with young children, families, educators, and communities, and its distinctive approach connecting direct service, research, and policy, Diana shares timely and enduring principles for the field, including the importance of an abundance mindset, the long game required of funders and advocates, and the broad coalition needed to sustain meaningful progress for children and families.