Early Childhood Education

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Families, Communities, and Education

Working parents are key to COVID-19 recovery

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Competitors in wheelchairs get some assistance around the track during the Developmental Adapted Physical Education track meet Friday, May 10, at Apollo High School. Students from St. Cloud junior and high schools, Sartell, Sauk Rapids and Foley students took part in the area event, the first of its kind at Apollo.Poy 27

Education Plus Development

Inclusive schools build inclusive societies

Christopher J. Thomas

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Students in the Munroe Elementary School after-school garden club (L-R) Anai Carrillo, Jessica Grimaldo, Andrea Torres and Sandaley Haileseolph at the table in the foreground chop vegetables to put in a stir fry dish they would cook in Denver, Colorado May 9, 2012. The students learn to grow and prepare healthy meals in the school's garden club, with some of the food going to the school's lunch program. Colorado has the second fastest growing childhood obesity rate in the nation says non-profit LiveWell Colorado. Groups like Livewell are working to reduce childhood obesity by supporting school gardens, especially in low income areas, to provide learning about healthy food while actually providing nourishment. Studies have shown that children are more likely to try eating fresh fruit and vegetables if they are involved in growing them. Photo taken May 9, 2012. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH EDUCATION SOCIETY) - TM3E85F16B801

Brown Center Chalkboard

The calm before the storm in local education politics

Paul T. Hill and Ashley Jochim

Monday, June 22, 2020

Helen and Tyler McClenahan help their kids with school work at home during Washington Governor's "stay home, stay healthy" initiative as efforts continue to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Redmond

Education Plus Development

Where’s the rallying cry? America’s children are unequally prepared to absorb the impacts of COVID-19

Lisa A. Gennetian and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Reports

Play Captains

Report

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

Stories in the Stacks with Summer: Preschool kids, with their grownups, are invited to join for an hour of storytime, crafts and music, 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, March 5, Keizer Community Library, 980 Chemawa Road NE. Free. https://bit.ly/2TkCO1h.8639940a178c4f6899bc119b19674b30

Education Plus Development

Are our preschool teachers worth more than they were two months ago?

Andres S. Bustamante and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Monday, April 13, 2020

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

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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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Policies to Address Poverty in America

By Benjamin H. Harris and Melissa S. Kearney

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Investing in Children

Edited by Ariel Kalil, Ron Haskins, and Jenny Chesters

2012

Experts

Helen Shwe Hadani

Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking

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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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