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 ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A bill to require instruction based in play has passed the Iowa House unanimously. House File 2652 would require 90 minutes of play-based instruction for half-day preschool, ...

EdSource · John Fensterwald on what’s at stake for California schools in the 2026 election John Fensterwald on what’s at stake for California schools in the 2026 election April 16, 2026 - EdSource ...

Teaching younger children through ‘guided’ play can support key aspects of their learning and development at least as well, and sometimes better, than traditional, direct instruction, according to a ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. On a recent afternoon in June, a line of kids between the ages of 5 and 13 snaked back from the door at the edge of ...

In a fifth-grade class at Redlands Unified School District in California, students sit in pairs, building LEGO® Education robots that hop. They're laughing, chatting and (sometimes) getting a bit ...

BILLUND, Denmark — To celebrate the second annual World Play Day, LEGO® Education is inspiring teachers to experience purposeful play firsthand by giving students and teachers Permission to Play. Play ...

Today's children are growing up in a rapidly transforming digital era. From an early age, they're exposed to digital stimulation. It means their way of thinking is developing differently from that of ...

PORTLAND − As Gregory-Portland ISD’s new Early Childhood Center nears completion, the overwhelming feelings shared by staff are excitement – and maybe a bit of jealousy. It isn’t often that adults ...

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 ...