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This Op-Ed was originally published by the Provincetown Independent. TAKING BACK CHILDHOOD Why Babies Shouldn’t Be Looking at Screens New…
September 21, 2023
Originally published on June 14, 2023 by the Provincetown Independent TAKING BACK CHILDHOOD Children’s Play in Violent Times It’s not…
September 18, 2023
This Op-Ed was originally published by The New York Times. Can Kids Recover From Covid Learning Losses? By: William Crain…
May 23, 2023
This Op-Ed was originally published by The Atlantic The Case for Sleepovers They are a chance for children to be…
January 25, 2023
This Op-Ed was originally published by NBC News. What not to get your kids on Black Friday Bestselling toys —…
November 25, 2022
This Op-Ed was originally published by The Provincetown Independent. Intervening in racist behavior can produce positive change BY NANCY CARLSSON-PAIGE SEP 28,…
September 28, 2022
This Op-Ed was originally published by The Worcester Telegram. Ruth Rodríguez Fay: ‘Achievement gap’ based on MCAS, racist test designed…
March 8, 2021
This Op-Ed was originally published by The Worcester Telegram. Ruth Rodríguez Fay: It’s about time somebody admits racial disparities exist…
February 22, 2021
October 20, 2020
August 13, 2020
We at Defending the Early Years are deeply saddened and troubled by the continued assault on Black lives that claimed…
June 1, 2020
Niños Pequeños en la Generación Digital
July 9, 2019
[This post was originally published August 13, 2012 on deyproject.org] Note: DEY’s Senior Advisor Nancy Carlsson-Paige and our National Advisory…
July 8, 2019
December 31, 2018
November 5, 2018
This Op-Ed was originally published by The Los Angeles Times. Facebook needs to kill its new chat app for kids…
February 21, 2018
by Susan Linn (published in the 9-27-17 issue of the Los Angeles Times) Read the full op-ed by clicking here.
September 27, 2017
DEY Senior Advisors Diane Levin and Nancy Carlsson-Paige are quoted in Valerie Strauss’ column, The Answer Sheet in the Washington…
June 22, 2017
In today’s world, preschoolers, kindergartners, and children in the early elementary grades are required to take many tests throughout the…
April 22, 2017
Children in today’s preschools, kindergartens, and early elementary grades must take many tests on rote skills and facts. This has…
April 21, 2017
En el mundo actual, los preescolares, los niños en kindergarten, y los niños en los primeros grados elementales están obligados…
April 19, 2017
Los niños en los preescolares de hoy en día, los jardines de infantes y los grados elementales tempranos necesitan tomar…
April 18, 2017
December 12, 2016
February 23, 2016
February 4, 2016
April 9, 2015
SIX REASONS TO OPPOSE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR K-3RD GRADE 1) The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are developmentally…
March 23, 2015
SEIS RAZONES PARA RECHAZAR LAS NORMAS ESTATALES “COMMON CORE” EN LOS GRADOS K-3ro 1) Las Normas del Estado conocidas como…
March 23, 2015
February 24, 2014
November 17, 2013
This morning, Valerie Strauss posted a DEY op ed on her education blog “The Answer Sheet” at The Washington Post….
August 2, 2013
July 25, 2013
At the Washington Post yesterday Valerie Strauss published Do young kids need to learn a lot of facts? This essay by…
February 14, 2013
A Tough Critique of Common Core on Early Childhood Education by Edward Miller and Nancy Carlsson-Paige Published in The Answer…
January 29, 2013
September 13, 2012
August 13, 2012
In case you missed it, DEY wrote an op-ed for Valerie Strauss’ column titled The Answer Sheet at The…
August 12, 2012