2012 February » Diane E. Levin

2 Powerful Films to Help Us Understand and Counteract the Impact of Poverty on Young Children

Feb 162012

From Bullfrog Films: Early Life 2 1. In the Mayor’s Footsteps: Peru 2. In the Mayor’s Footsteps: Brazil I was asked to preview the 2 films. Here is the endorsement I gladly wrote. See them if you can. “These powerful films focus on the all too often ignored fact that growing up in poverty, with [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.