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 ...

A group of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools parents is calling for more play in kindergarten classrooms, pointing to research on ...

A third grade student sets the last domino down in a row along the edge of a table while playing in Crystal O’Brien’s classroom at Shidler Elementary School in Oklahoma City. Credit: Ariel ...

"There's lots of different ways to teach children. And one of the ways that we really believe in is called a play-based ...

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools educators and parents are urging the district to pilot daily play-based learning in kindergarten, citing academic, social-emotional, and equity benefits. The proposal ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) — One Dorchester County kindergarten teacher is looking to provide her students with more play-based learning materials to make education fun. Page Ham is teaches 4K in ...

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 ...

Parents, educators, and experts are urging Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to reintroduce daily play-based choice time in kindergarten classrooms, a practice removed in 2010. Advocates cite evidence ...

Our neighbors in Cabarrus County ave seen marked improvements in both academics and student engagement.

SPARTANBURG — The Children’s Museum of the Upstate was selected to present research on play-based learning at an international conference. Research on The Children’s Museum of the ...

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 ...