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 ...

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 ...

Leon County Schools is using a play-based learning model to teach social and emotional skills to preschoolers. Public pre-K enrollment has declined in Leon County and across Florida since the COVID-19 ...

The Ministry of Education, Ghana, together with development partners Sabre Education, Lively Minds, and Right to Play, has ...

Corrected: This story has been updated to more accurately describe how Mansfield Elementary’s test scores compare to those of other schools in Connecticut. When the doors to Mansfield Elementary ...

QUIT SINCE THE START OF THE SHUTDOWN. NEW AT NOON, A BILL REQUIRING IOWA PRESCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS TO ADD PLAY BASED LEARNING TO THEIR CURRICULUM IS ADVANCING IN THE IOWA STATE HOUSE. IT WOULD ...

Rethinking the separation of play and learning can help transform America's cities into fun, engaging, life-size learning opportunities for the whole family. Credit: Jackie Mader/ Hechinger Report The ...

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — The Tumwater School District has implemented mandatory play-based learning across all kindergarten classrooms, requiring one hour of daily free play while maintaining ...

Early childhood education in 2026 is seeing a shift toward blending intentional play, responsible technology use, and AI-driven tools to enhance learning and reduce teacher workload. New curriculum ...

IS IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. A BILL AT THE STATEHOUSE COULD CHANGE WHAT THE SCHOOL DAY LOOKS LIKE FOR IOWA’S YOUNGEST STUDENTS. IT WOULD REQUIRE TIME FOR PLAY BASED ...