Ontario’s revised kindergarten program asks teachers to use both explicit literacy instruction and play-based learning.

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 ...

Every government school in the district will begin the new academic year with one hour of play from June 15 ...

Education systems across parts of Ethiopia are actively strengthening children’s learning, even amid environmental stress, conflict, displacement, and resource constraints. As access to schooling ...

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 ...

CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — Cabarrus County Schools is rolling out a new district‑wide strategy to boost kindergarten learning — play‑based instruction. Every kindergarten classroom in the district is now ...

Across Europe and Central Asia, the World Bank Group has been increasingly investing in expanding high quality play-based early learning to build foundational skills. Investing in early learning ...

When Illinois lawmakers made full-day kindergarten a requirement for all public schools by 2027, they encouraged the ...

Enid, 30, and Izidoro, 33, are teachers at Itambabiniga Primary School in Kyaka Settlement in Kyegegwa District of Uganda. The school hosts almost 3,000 children, many of whom are refugees from 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 ...

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 ...