NYC Black Lives Matter Children’s March

NYC Black Lives Matter Children’s March

A small but enthusiastic group of kids, families, and activists—like me, in my first foray out of lockdown—met next to the 96th Street playground in Central Park ...
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A Conversation with Diane Ravitch

A Conversation with Diane Ravitch

As the novel coronavirus raged, I talked with Diane and Denisha Jones about the the state of modern childhood and the assault on play ...
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Creating Citizens for the World (Video)

Creating Citizens for the World (Video)

Nine early educators speak straight from the heart, challenging NY’s Common Core, which has drastically altered early childhood, damaging students and demoralizing teachers ...
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Reclaiming Childhood and Restoring Teacher Voice

Reclaiming Childhood and Restoring Teacher Voice

The ECE contingent was small but vociferous in this dynamic NPE session I led, with Denisha Jones, Bianca Tanis, Michelle Gunderson and Geralyn Bywater McLaughlin ...
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March for Education Justice

March for Education Justice

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers braved the cold in 8 marches in support of educational equity and justice. The state has a 10-year outstanding debt to the children of $4.3 billion ...
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New York’s Flawed Early Learning Standards

New York’s Flawed Early Learning Standards

On November 10, 2016, more than 300 ECE teachers, education professors, superintendents, and principals sent a letter to NY’s top policymakers ...
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