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The bigger meaning of Senator Elect’s Comments about His “Available Daughters”

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Jan 282010

The bigger meaning of Senator Elect’s Comments about His “Available Daughters”

The election of Republican Scott Brown to the US Senate seat vacated by Ted Kennedy made last week a very bad one for Democrats, Obama and a new political agenda. And appallingly as it turned out, when Brown made his acceptance speech, it also became a very bad week for girls and young women. During [Click for more...]

Defending the Early Years Project

The purpose of the DEY project is to rally educators to speak out on how current policies and reforms are affecting early childhood education. We'll be collecting evidence from across the country, surveying teachers, program directors, and child development experts, publishing our findings, and doing everything we can to make our collective voices heard. Please send me experiences you have had that you are willing to share. We will put them to good (anonymous) use.

DEY has an op-ed piece,“How ed policy is hurting early childhood education,” on Valerie Strauss’s Washington Post “Answer Sheet”.

Read Diane's related blogpost thanking California Governor Jerry Brown for his decision to reduce the number of standardized tests students take in school!

Also check out Diane's letter to the editor from The Boston Globe Sept. 28, 2011, in response to “Heartbreaking Point,” an article by Laurie Swope about her son’s troubles in the “new” No Child Left Behind kindergarten.