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Tiny Trees Preschoolers Get to Know Their World, Rain or Shine

K.C. Compton·Aug 30, 2019·3 min read

The children attending Tiny Trees Preschool classrooms in Seattle and King County parks may look like they’re “just playing,” but those little boots are actually marching, climbing, stomping and squishing their way to a well-rounded preschool education.

Roots of Empathy: Where Children Learn the Language of Getting Along

K.C. Compton·May 21, 2020·9 min read

As founder of the groundbreaking Roots of Empathy program and author of the bestselling book by the same name, Mary...

“Like a Dream Become Reality”: Multnomah’s Preschool For All Effort Showcases Parent Power

Elliot Haspel·Nov 9, 2020·5 min read

In this two-part series, Elliot Haspel explores how one Oregon region mobilized to generate an innovative, next-generation plan for universal...

Hopes for 2021: Brain Building, Racial Equity, Policies that Serve Children and Families, Kindness, Daily Walks

Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·Jan 4, 2021·6 min read

Despite working in captivity for most of 2020, we continued to speak with top Early Learning researchers, educators, nonprofit and...

7 #StayHome Brain-Building Activities from First Book

Mark Swartz·Mar 31, 2020·3 min read

The COVID-19 pandemic continues, and you’re at home with the little ones. We’re still here for you. Earlier we shared...

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Mississippi’s Education Turnaround

Mark Swartz·Jul 28, 2020·3 min read

On Tuesday, July 14, Mississippi's Superintendent of Education, Dr. Carey Wright, shared the story of grade-level reading success in her state. The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) powered the conversation as part of their Learning Tuesdays webinar series.

Playful Learning Landscapes

Meeting Children Where They Are with What They Need

K.C. Compton·Dec 10, 2019·6 min read

Plaza. Piazza. Town square. The names may differ region to region, but they describe similar spaces: a place where residents...

Waterford UPSTART: The Next Best Thing to Being There

Mark Swartz·Jun 2, 2020·4 min read

Those of us who watched too much TV in the 1970s probably remember commercials extolling long-distance phone calls as The...

Bird by Bird: Mya-Rose Craig’s Campaign for the Planet

Mark Swartz·Aug 7, 2019·4 min read

Mya-Rose Craig, 17-years old, has followed her passion for birds and the environment to create and galvanize a community of activists of all ages. In the process, as a young Muslim woman, she’s been trolled on social media. Not an insurmountable problem, though, as Mya-Rose is keeping her eye on a larger issue: saving the planet.

Part I: From Italy to the World Maria Montessori (1870-1952) might not be quite as famous as her near contemporaries...

Best Practices

Tiny Trees Preschoolers Get to Know Their World, Rain or Shine

Roots of Empathy: Where Children Learn the Language of Getting Along

“Like a Dream Become Reality”: Multnomah’s Preschool For All Effort Showcases Parent Power

Hopes for 2021: Brain Building, Racial Equity, Policies that Serve Children and Families, Kindness, Daily Walks

7 #StayHome Brain-Building Activities from First Book

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Mississippi’s Education Turnaround

Playful Learning Landscapes

Waterford UPSTART: The Next Best Thing to Being There

Bird by Bird: Mya-Rose Craig’s Campaign for the Planet

For Preschool Educator, Kids’ Paintings Give Them a Deep Brush With Themselves

Synchronized Movement: The Story Behind a Prizewinning Video on Preschool Behavior

Maria Montessori’s Influence on Early Education

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