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A growing chorus of early education professionals are saying that setting standards for reading instruction in kindergarten is going too far. They argue that policies aimed at preparing kids for college through academics at increasingly earlier years is misguided and unsupported by the research. Learn more. Follow: @JoanAlmon @Teach_Preschool @bamradionetwork @bodymindchild Nancy Carlsson-Paige is Professor Emerita at Lesley University where she taught teachers for more than 30 years and was a founder of the University's Center for Peaceable Schools. Nancy has written and spoken extensively about the impact of media on children's lives and social development, and how children learn the skills for positive relationships. Deborah J. Stewart, M.Ed.,over 20 years experience in the field of early childhood education as a teacher, director, curriculum writer, music director, Blog: Teach Preschool and consultant for staff training and professional development. Joan Almon co-founded the Alliance for Childhood in 1999 and is an advocate for healthy early education and enough play time for children. She was an early childhood educator for more than thirty years.

Race to the top has its four year anniversary this week. Has the administrations signature education policy been a success? In this segment we cover a White House press conference with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Cecilia Muñoz, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council as reporters ask tough questions about the impact of RTTT. @bamradionetwork Arne Duncan is the U.S secretary of education appointed by by President Barack Obama. Cecilia Muñoz is director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. Prior to that, she served as the White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.

In this segment we cover a press conference with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and James Kvaal, Deputy Assistant to the President, fielding tough questions from education reporters on the new bipartisan plan to roll back the student loan interest rate increase that went into effect July 1.

This is the third episode discussing the 10 part video series "A Year at Mission Hill" hosted by Sam Chaltain. In this segment we look at question of authentic assessment. What are we doing right? What needs to change? Follow: @samchaltain @bamradionetwork Scott Hartl is President and CEO for Expeditionary Learning. He has played in integral role in EL since its inception. In prior work, Scott founded Boston’s Harbor School, and mentored aspiring principals from Harvard, Northeastern University and the Principal’s Residency Network. Ron Berger is Chief Academic Officer for Expeditionary Learning, and teaches at Harvard Graduate School of Education and his writing and speaking center on building a culture of quality and craftsmanship in schools.

In this segment we cover a press conference with Education Secretary Arne Duncan on the proposed 2014 budget for education. Among the initiatives discussed is a tax on tobacco to fund universal preschool and a plan to protect students with loans from interest rate increases. United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Carmel Martin, assistant secretary for planning, evaluation and policy development at the Department of Education.

This is the second episode discussing the 10 part video series "A Year at Mission Hill" hosted by Sam Chaltain. In this segment we look at the real and practical challenges of including students with special needs into the general school population. Timothy P. Shriver argues that inclusion is not a one- size-fits-all notion and that all students don't have to be in the same classroom to feel or be included. Timothy P. Shirver, social leader, educator, activist, film producer, is Chairman and CEO of Special Olympics, with 4 million athletes, in 180 countries, globally recognized brand, becoming a movement of greater acceptance of inclusion of all kids

This is the first episode discussing the 10 part video series "A Year at Mission Hill" hosted by Sam Chaltain. Ayla Gavins is the principal of the Mission Hill K-8 School in Jamaica Plain, MA. Dr. Josh Starr began his tenure as Montgomery County Public Schools’ superintendent of schools on July 1, 2011, after having been the superintendent in Stamford, Connecticut.