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
As the novel coronavirus raged, I talked with Diane and Denisha Jones about the
the state of modern childhood and the assault on play
In Creating Citizens for the World, nine early educators speak straight from the heart, challenging NY’s Common Core standards, which have drastically altered early childhood, damaging students and demoralizing those who educate them.
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
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
On November 10, 2016, more than 300 ECE teachers, education professors, superintendents, and principals sent a letter to NY’s top policymakers
As the season of high-stakes testing got underway, winter’s chill unabated, a petition began to circulate, a flower of democracy. “Save Central Park East 1 Elementary School!” it read
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, diplomatic request
