At the last DEY organizing meeting during the NAEYC conference in Washington, DC, I met Heather Siskind who is the director of Jack & Jill …
Speaking Out against Massachusetts Regulations Which Target Male Teachers
by Craig Simpson I am a retired Early Childhood educator of more than 40 years much in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I served the …
Alfie Kohn Responds to New Study on Academic Kindergartens
A new study in American Educational Research Journal ostensibly found that teaching advanced academic content in kindergarten is beneficial in terms of academic achievement as …
DEY’s Response to Le, Schaack et al. study, “Advanced Content Coverage at Kindergarten: Are There Trade-Offs Between Academic Achievement and Social-Emotional Skills?”
Advanced Academics in Kindergarten? Questionable Science and a Misleading News Story “New research says the kids are all right” in kindergartens that emphasize advanced academics, …
Calling all Early Childhood Educators: We Need You To Participate in the Black Lives Matter At School Week of Action February 4-8!
This year marks the second national Black Lives Matter in School Week of Action. What began in 2016 as a one-day celebration of black student’s …