Early Childhood Education

Franklin's Forrest Crossing neighborhood has created a "Social Distancing Calendar of Fun." On Wednesday, some residents like Eli Ecken,11, plays Twister during neighborhood's chalk walk Franklin on April 1, 2020.Sem 1233

Education Plus Development

Playful learning in everyday places during the COVID-19 crisis—and beyond

Helen Shwe Hadani and Jennifer S. Vey

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Teacher

The Avenue

After coronavirus subsides, we must pay teachers more

Monday, March 30, 2020

A girl gives a last touch to her Lego work on Dream City which was built by about 100,000 pieces of Lego blocks in Tokyo August 16, 2009. About 1,000 children and their parents participated in the Japan's largest Lego event on Sunday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN SOCIETY)

Education Plus Development

Time to talk, play, and create: Supporting children’s learning at home

Helen Shwe Hadani

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Kristina Hazeltine plays a game of Uno Dare with her children A.J. Wilson, 12, left, and Deacon Hazeltine, 6, center, at their home on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Springfield, Mo.Hazeltine5

Education Plus Development

A parent’s guide to surviving COVID-19: 8 strategies to keep children healthy and happy

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Reports

Play Captains

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Philadelphia Playful Learning Landscapes

Jenny Perlman Robinson

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Boys play at a school in Yemen's capital Sanaa sheltering them and their families after the conflict forced them to flee their areas from the Houthi-controlled northern province of Saada August 4, 2015. A Saudi-led Arab alliance launched a military campaign on March 26 to end Houthi control over much of Yemen and to return President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi from exile. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - GF20000013228

Report

How playful learning can help leapfrog progress in education

Rebecca Winthrop

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Five years old Soe Morales peers to the camera while being carried by her mother during their journey towards the United States, in Guastatoya, Guatemala, January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini - RC1421FAAAC0

Children & Families

The Power of Love: Why maternal depression is an economic mobility issue

Richard V. Reeves

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Safe Passage worker Irene Fonder helps two Sherwood Elementary School children cross an intersection in the Englewood neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States, September 8, 2015. The fourth-largest U.S. public school system is not cutting corners when it comes to the $17.8 million annual budget for safety patrols that watch over children walking to school through neighborhoods plagued by gang violence. The school district has expanded the two-year-old Safe Passage program to seven additional schools this year, bringing it to a total of 140 of Chicago's 660 public schools. REUTERS/Jim Young - GF10000197899

Early Childhood Education

A good-enough early childhood

Grover J. “Russ” Whitehurst

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Climbing cubes

Report

Pathways for gender equality through early childhood teacher policy in China

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Blog Posts

Students hold their textbooks and stationeries during recess in a primary school in northeastern Khon Kaen province May 24, 2011. Overcrowding in classrooms is just one of the problems dogging Thailand's education system, where an inward-looking curriculum emphasises rote-learning and basic literacy. Critics say that without an overhaul to bring the system into the 21st century, Thailand will lose out in the race with Asian rivals for foreign investment. Picture taken May 24, 2011. To match Analysis THAILAND-EDUCATION REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND - Tags: EDUCATION)

Education Plus Development

Representing 21st century skills in curricula: A new study

Dirk Hastedt and Esther Care

Friday, February 28, 2020

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Brown Center Chalkboard

The value of systemwide, high-quality data in early childhood education

Daphna Bassok and Anna Markowitz

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Cecil B. Moore Library Play and Learn Space

Education Plus Development

Playbrary: A new vision of the neighborhood library

Brenna Hassinger-Das, Jennifer M. Zosh, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Thursday, February 20, 2020

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Events

Playful Learning Landscapes: At the intersection of education and placemaking

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Girls' education research and policy symposium

8:30 AM - 6:00 PM EDT

Past Policy 2020 Event

What does the 2020 election mean for education policy in the United States?

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

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Experts

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Multimedia

Adults and children play with Lego bricks during the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Lego brick, at Lego House in Billund, Denmark January 28, 2018. Scanpix Denmark/Michael Drost-Hansen via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK. - RC142CA74E00

Podcast Episode

The power of parents in accelerating global education progress

Rebecca Winthrop and Fred Dews

Friday, June 7, 2019

School girls wearing pink turbans wave during celebrations to mark International Day of the Girl Child 2018, at a school in Chandigarh, India October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ajay Verma TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1336C3B510

Podcast Episode

Echidna Global Scholars: Four leaders in girls’ education share their stories and policy ideas

Christina Kwauk and Fred Dews

Friday, December 7, 2018

Children attend classes at a school in San Cristobal, Venezuela February 20, 2018. Picture taken February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez - RC1F51D68850

Education in Developing Nations

Remaking education to help young people thrive

Rebecca Winthrop and Fred Dews

Friday, May 25, 2018

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