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School's Out for Summer — and That's a Problem 06/28/2017
We need more affordable summer programs for children and families to prevent summer learning loss. If we want all of our children to be prepared for college and career, summer is a critical learning time. We know that all children experience some loss of knowledge and skills over the summer. In math, most children lose […]
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I Am Learning Inglés: A Dual-Language Comic 06/28/2017
In a dual-language classroom, sometimes you're the student and sometimes you're the teacher. Here's what it's like for 6-year-old Merari.
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Preaching the Value of Social Studies 06/28/2017
The children crowded around, looking intently at the objects sitting on the rug before them: a handful of spice containers from the supermarket and a wooden mortar and pestle. Despite appearances, it was not a cooking class. Rather, the students — fourth graders at Public School 130, the Parkside School, in Brooklyn — were studying […]
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