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 New 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
by Alfie Kohn, author of The Schools Our Children Deserve and other books www.alfiekohn.orgA new study in American Educational Research Journal ostensibly found that teaching advanced …
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 …