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Check out our Transforming Kindergarten Page: newamerica.org/education-pol…
Complete with relevant reports, events, articles, and resources. DM me or comment if you'd like to learn more about or contribute to @newamericaed kindergarten work.
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The NHJ piece is obviously complicated, but also I hope her fans take away the message that simply giving up on standards is not the way to help minority kids, which she’s doubling down on admirably in the comments
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Really enjoyed the dinner talk with Laura Bornfreund about her new book, Rediscovering Kindergarten, last night. Thank you @WhitebdAdvisor. 🙏 The conversation was stimulating and the food superb - especially the Creme Brulee! @LBornfreund @NAESP
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@LBornfreund on how schools, families and policymakers can transform kindergarten to better support young children buff.ly/KxTYI4S
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Laura Bornfreund on how schools, families and policymakers can transform kindergarten to better support young children buff.ly/a5ok9pb
Play or rigor? It's a false choice, and it's costing kids. Our @SXSWEDU panel travels from statehouse to district to classroom to show how kindergarten transformation really happens. Voting closes 8/23 — cast yours here: participate.sxsw.com/flow/sx… #SXSWEDU
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Parents Spur Changes for Kindergarten newamerica.org/insights/char…
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Excited to share this interview with @LBornfreund about her new book, Rediscovering Kindergarten, what great k learning looks like, the false "play/learn dichotomy" & her advice for parents sick of their kindergarteners brining home worksheets earlydevelopments.substack.c…
In my book Rediscovering #Kindergarten, I talk about incorporating more opportunities for play, exploration, and hands-on learning. K-2 Teachers: What do you need to engage your students in those ways?
Has #kindergarten drifted too far toward rigid academics and too far away from how young children learn best?
Later this month, join us for an engaging conversation on my new book, Rediscovering Kindergarten.
newamerica.org/events/redisc…
Hope you can join this event. @casamuels and I will discuss my new book, followed by comments from an amazing panel! newamerica.org/events/redisc…
Remaking Our Districts: Three Communities on the Edge of America’s School Funding Divide newamerica.org/insights/redr… @NewAmericaEd
How Playful Pedagogy Supports Curricula and Other Learning Goals for Children newamerica.org/education-pol… via @newamerica
The Maryland School District ‘Doing the Improbable’ in Teaching Kids to Read @The74 the74million.org/article/the…
New America Announces a National Commission on Learning Ecosystems newamerica.org/education-pol… via @newamerica
Play-Based Learning Yields More Joy, Higher Scores at This Elementary School edweek.org/teaching-learning… #playandjoyinK
4 Early Care and Education Issues to Watch in 2026 @The74 the74million.org/zero2eight/…
In Boston, Bringing the Best of Pre-K Practices into the Elementary Years newamerica.org/education-pol… via @newamerica
Heggerty is not meant to be used alone. Phonics instruction is needed, too. edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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Don't Confuse Reading Comprehension and Learning to Read (and to Reread)
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