Education Week

Academic Pressure is Driving—and Preventing—The Return to Play in Kindergarten

It’s been eight years since New Hampshire lawmakers, sounding the alarm on the “academization” of kindergarten, amended ...
Education Week

Play-Based Learning in Kindergarten Is Making a Comeback. Here’s What It Means

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...
Hartford Courant

Play-based learning is now a law in CT. What that means for kids, parents and educators.

Connecticut teachers want you to know that “play-based learning” is not an oxymoron. For years child development and education experts have praised the benefits of play-based learning — a pedagogy ...
Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSN

Governor signs laws on birth control for minors, AI regulations, play-based learning

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed 31 new laws, including a controversial measure that allows minors to receive birth ...
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Illinois lawmakers define play-based learning as full-day kindergarten requirement rolls out statewide

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. For six weeks, Melinda Martinez-Epperson’s ...