Laura Bornfreund

Check out our Transforming Kindergarten Page: newamerica.org/education-poli… Complete with relevant reports, events, articles, and resources. DM me or comment if you'd like to learn more about or contribute to @newamericaed kindergarten work.

Remaking Our Districts: Three Communities on the Edge of America’s School Funding Divide newamerica.org/insights/redra… @NewAmericaEd

How Playful Pedagogy Supports Curricula and Other Learning Goals for Children newamerica.org/education-poli… via @newamerica

The Maryland School District ‘Doing the Improbable’ in Teaching Kids to Read @The74 the74million.org/article/the-ma…

New America Announces a National Commission on Learning Ecosystems newamerica.org/education-poli… via @newamerica

Play-Based Learning Yields More Joy, Higher Scores at This Elementary School edweek.org/teaching-learn… #playandjoyinK

4 Early Care and Education Issues to Watch in 2026 @The74 the74million.org/zero2eight/4-e…

In Boston, Bringing the Best of Pre-K Practices into the Elementary Years newamerica.org/education-poli… via @newamerica

Heggerty is not meant to be used alone. Phonics instruction is needed, too. edweek.org/teaching-learn…

Don't Confuse Reading Comprehension and Learning to Read (and to Reread) shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/dont-conf…

English Learner Changes Over the Last 20 Years newamerica.org/education-poli… via @NewAmericaEd

A Summer of Despair for STEM Education newamerica.org/education-poli… via @newamericaed

Redrawing the Lines: How Purposeful School System Redistricting Can Increase Funding Fairness and Decrease Segregation newamerica.org/education-poli… via @newamericaed

Early Math Intervention Builds Momentum in 2025 newamerica.org/education-poli… via @newamerica

I wrote on a role for curricula in bridging preschool and early elementary newamerica.org/education-poli… via @NewAmericaEd

The #Sajaboys definitely opened and run the @dunkindonuts at @GreatWolfLodge in Naples. Slowly sucking our souls while we wait 45 mins+ for coffee and a single hashbrown.

I write about it here: newamerica.org/education-poli…

The Science of Reading and Play Go Hand-in-Hand. Schools Must Make It Happen @The74 I love Great First Eight curriculum too. the74million.org/zero2eight/the…

Public Schools Try to Sell Themselves as More Students Use Vouchers nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/…

Excited to share that my book "Rediscovering Kindergarten: Embracing Play and Joy in Learning" will be published by @GryphonHouse in June 2026! 📚✨

"And in those early days, we didn’t post about literacy, math or anything related to academics. Instead, we focused solely on attendance and getting families to come inside the school as much as possible." governing.com/management-and…