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Social emotional learning (SEL) is critical for children’s learning and development. While school schedules are packed with content, there are a variety of ways to integrate SEL skills across the day. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes...

The accident of birth is a principal source of inequality in America today. American society is dividing into skilled and unskilled, and the roots of this division lie in early childhood experiences. Kids born into...

Teaching Children to Calm Themselves, a most-emailed article from the New York Times. Finland’s Approach to Child Care and Preschool Programs, a post from Strategies for Children’s Eye on Early Education. The more exemplars we...

On a recent visit to the Paige Academy preschool in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, a group of students sit clustered on the rug in front of teacher Sister Paige.[1] Sister Paige leads the students...

The Learning Hub is launching this week. The website is a simple, homemade one that we can use as a sort of pilot. It will give us an opportunity to try out different ideas and...

Somerville is graciously sharing a video of David Kirp’s talk about the Union City, NJ success story: https://vimeo.com/89543325. Also see the links below for Kirp’s NYT op-ed and Somerville Mayor Curtatone’s article on the Universal...

The Case for Improvement and Alignment Springfield held a Pre-K through Grade 3 conference on November 4 as part of its Birth through Grade Three Alignment Partnership work. The conference brought together senior district leaders,...