Jane S. Hirschi, founder of the educational nonprofit CitySprouts and parent of two former Cambridge Public Schools students, is running for School Committee to push for a more widespread adoption of ...

Silas McLellan, a kindergartner in a play-based learning class, plays with toy blocks during Choice Time at Symonds ...

Elizabeth Vega teaches pre-kindergarten at Loma Verde Elementary in Novato, California. Her school and district leaders want to do more project-based learning and have invested in getting teachers ...

For parents of children who always say, “Why?” and “How?” and “Show me more,” the project-based preschool approach will give their natural curiosity wings. Problem-solvers and deep thinkers will ...

In this quiet corner of Boulder County, an extraordinary collection of schools has taken root, offering families educational ...

Gil Leal took AP Environmental Science taught with a project-based learning approach at San Pedro Senior High School Marine Science Magnet in Los Angeles. One project involved students working in ...

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As pressure to raise scores on standardized tests has trickled down to the lower grades, kindergarten and even pre-kindergarten classrooms have focused more on academic skills. But debating whether a ...

Can project-based learning help close the achievement gap? New research focused on young elementary schoolers suggests that a well-designed and well-taught project-based-learning curriculum can help ...

“Intelligence is exhibited in so many different ways,” teacher Simon Hauger told FRONTLINE in Fast Times at West Philly High. “Students need to be engaged in different ways.” Project-Based Learning ...