The Incredible Ridiculousness of Readiness
The subject line was irresistible: “Early Childhood Pushes Up.” The Teachers College Record, a hotbed of radical critique, had delivered another gem to my inbox. Here was a ...
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No Art Left Behind: Sustaining the Spirit of Children
Support for the arts has been steadily dwindling in the United States. Lots of competition out there for a slice of the multi-trillion-dollar American budget. And, besides, we’re ...
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Doing the Right Thing with The New Early Childhood Professional
Early childhood professionals have long been a beleaguered species. For starters, they’ve had to battle the perception that they’re “just babysitting,” providing “day care.” Never mind the field’s ...
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We Need to Talk about the Test, Bill and Carmen
There’s nothing like a megadose of civic action to boost my serotonin—especially in these dark times. Several days ago, Parent Voices NY posted to their website an eloquent, ...
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Segregation: The Achilles’ Heel of Bill de Blasio’s Pre-K Initiative
September 9th marks the first birthday of Bill de Blasio’s universal preschool initiative, a cornerstone of his agenda to combat inequality. On this day the largest and most ...
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Oh, the Places We’ll Go with the Word Gap!
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! may have preceded the publication of Betty Hart’s and Todd Risley’s landmark study by five years. But oh, how deliciously apt. The researchers’ ...
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