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Originally published on February 4, 2025 by the Boston Globe The ‘science of reading’ movement has unnecessarily polarized public education….
This Op-Ed was originally published by the Provincetown Independent. TAKING BACK CHILDHOOD Why Babies Shouldn’t Be Looking at Screens New…
Originally published on June 14, 2023 by the Provincetown Independent TAKING BACK CHILDHOOD Children’s Play in Violent Times It’s not…
This Op-Ed was originally published by The New York Times. Can Kids Recover From Covid Learning Losses? By: William Crain…
This Op-Ed was originally published by The Atlantic The Case for Sleepovers They are a chance for children to be…
This Op-Ed was originally published by NBC News. What not to get your kids on Black Friday Bestselling toys —…
This Op-Ed was originally published by The Provincetown Independent. Intervening in racist behavior can produce positive change BY NANCY CARLSSON-PAIGE SEP 28,…
This Op-Ed was originally published by The Worcester Telegram. Ruth Rodríguez Fay: ‘Achievement gap’ based on MCAS, racist test designed…
This Op-Ed was originally published by The Worcester Telegram. Ruth Rodríguez Fay: It’s about time somebody admits racial disparities exist…
We at Defending the Early Years are deeply saddened and troubled by the continued assault on Black lives that claimed…
[This post was originally published August 13, 2012 on deyproject.org] Note: DEY’s Senior Advisor Nancy Carlsson-Paige and our National Advisory…
This Op-Ed was originally published by The Los Angeles Times. Facebook needs to kill its new chat app for kids…
by Susan Linn (published in the 9-27-17 issue of the Los Angeles Times) Read the full op-ed by clicking here.
DEY Senior Advisors Diane Levin and Nancy Carlsson-Paige are quoted in Valerie Strauss’ column, The Answer Sheet in the Washington…
In today’s world, preschoolers, kindergartners, and children in the early elementary grades are required to take many tests throughout the…
Children in today’s preschools, kindergartens, and early elementary grades must take many tests on rote skills and facts. This has…
En el mundo actual, los preescolares, los niños en kindergarten, y los niños en los primeros grados elementales están obligados…
Los niños en los preescolares de hoy en día, los jardines de infantes y los grados elementales tempranos necesitan tomar…
SIX REASONS TO OPPOSE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR K-3RD GRADE 1) The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are developmentally…
SEIS RAZONES PARA RECHAZAR LAS NORMAS ESTATALES “COMMON CORE” EN LOS GRADOS K-3ro 1) Las Normas del Estado conocidas como…
This morning, Valerie Strauss posted a DEY op ed on her education blog “The Answer Sheet” at The Washington Post….
At the Washington Post yesterday Valerie Strauss published Do young kids need to learn a lot of facts? This essay by…
A Tough Critique of Common Core on Early Childhood Education by Edward Miller and Nancy Carlsson-Paige Published in The Answer…
In case you missed it, DEY wrote an op-ed for Valerie Strauss’ column titled The Answer Sheet at The…
This Op-Ed was originally published by The New York Times. Turf Wars By: WILLIAM CRAIN September 16, 2007 This summer…