Educators are grappling with the challenge, and "we really have a long way to go before we understand what the best methods are," says Lisa Guernsey, director of the Early Education Initiative at the non-profit New America Foundation.

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... are already providing all-day kindergarten for free, according to Early Ed Watch, a blog from the New America foundation's early education initiative. ...

National Journal hosted a panel discussion to take stock of the administration's key education initiatives, along with state-led efforts, and to examine how the weakened economy may be affecting such programs. Lisa Guernsey, director of the Early Education Initiative, joined the discussion..

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In fact, making time for creativity and play is an essential part of teaching vital skills like literacy, according to Lisa Guernsey in The American Prospect. Guernsey argues that "truly integrating playful learning and early-literacy instruction" is an accepted goal of many researchers. ...

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