Early Learning
April 2021
The early years of school matter for all of us, because they lay the foundation for later learning. This issue examines what all educators can learn from early childhood, how to align early childhood and K-12 professional learning, what principals should learn about pre-K, and how to build equity from the early years on. (more…)
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Re-visioning and building capacity for literacy instruction in the 21st century
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