On February 28, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a summit for early education advocates and professionals, highlighting the work...
The United Nations has declared June 11 to be the first annual International Day of Play, calling it “a unifying...
The American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden on March 12 contains a number of potentially game-changing policies for...
Montessori and Equity: Rising to New Challenges
Part 3 of a 3-Part Series
The Montessori method arose across the Atlantic and more than a century ago. How is it rising to the challenges set in motion by the global pandemic and national reckoning over racism? A new generation of Montessori leaders is infusing the approach with a heavier dose of equity.
Dr. Alicia Lieberman was on a telemedicine call with a mother and her four-year-old son. The boy was continually and...
“I’m a reader!” These are magic words for Alvin Irby, a former teacher and the founder and executive director of...
When some of us think about meditation, our thoughts lean toward the sound of a softly gurgling fountain, a gentle...
Across the U.S., colleges and universities have pledged to enhance diversity and to prioritize inclusiveness. In the wake of the...
Early Learning Nation magazine asked some of our favorite people, What’s one thing our readers can do to make the...
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
Throughout most of human history and in most of the world, that paradigm of children playing outdoors as a part of childhood has been so integral as to be transparent. Not so in the U.S., where, according to the Child Mind Institute, the average American child spends four to seven minutes a day in unstructured play outdoors and more than seven hours a day in front of a screen. Washington State is changing that.
Meeting (and Teaching) Families in Unexpected Places Can Transform Cities
Grocery stores, bus stops, laundromats… what’s next?
School is a great place to learn, but it’s not the only place. No matter how excellent our teachers are, no matter how enriching the curricula, school accounts for only about 20 percent of children’s waking hours. That’s why a growing number of education pioneers are building out nontraditional sites for young minds to develop their language skills and to learn about their world.
