CMS may add play-based kindergarten next year – if parents can raise the money

Parents started a large-scale push for dedicated play-based learning in kindergarten, and 8 schools may see it happen next ...
KQED

In Elementary Classrooms, Demand Grows for Play-Based Learning

OKLAHOMA CITY — Two third-graders sat on the floor of their classroom and lined up a row of dominoes along the edge of a low-lying table. They positioned themselves at each end of the row of ...
WUNC

CMS explores adding more play-based learning to kindergarten classrooms

Parents advocating for more playtime in kindergarten classrooms may soon see progress in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Education Week

More Principals Now Lead Preschools. But Are They Ready for It?

Preparation to lead early grades is largely missing from principal-training programs, according to experts. To date, only ...
Education Week

Play-Based Learning Yields More Joy, Higher Scores at This Elementary School

Corrected: This story has been updated to more accurately describe how Mansfield Elementary’s test scores compare to those of other schools in Connecticut. When the doors to Mansfield Elementary ...
EdSource

Inside transitional kindergarten: Where play, curiosity and early learning meet

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...
The Hechinger Report

In elementary classrooms, demand grows for play-based learning

A third grade student sets the last domino down in a row along the edge of a table while playing in Crystal O’Brien’s classroom at Shidler Elementary School in Oklahoma City. Credit: Ariel ...