The Hechinger Report

Do classroom decorations disrupt kindergartners’ learning?

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Los Angeles Times

Could phonics solve California’s reading crisis? Inside the push for sweeping changes

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...
EdSource

With increased focus on students’ social and emotional skills, teachers turn to class pets to help lead the way

It’s the end of the day in Mr. Tim’s kindergarten classroom at the International Community School in Oakland. A dozen 5-year-olds gather around an aquarium and meticulously curve their fingers into ...
Berkshire Eagle

Pittsfield's new, expanded preschool: Integrated classrooms offer big lessons for littlest learners

Walking into the new preschool classroom at Allendale Elementary School recently, Principal Lynn Taylor is excited: It’s the first time she has been in the space since the former science classroom was ...