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Walter Gilliam
Director, Zigler Center, discusses the Connecticut School Readiness Program and compares it to other state-funded pre-kindergarten programs across the US.
The Connecticut School Readiness Program: Strengths and Challenges

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Jerome Singer, Professor of Psychology and Child Study Center, Emeritus and          Dorothy Singer, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Psychology and Senior Research Associate, Child Study Center, Yale University, discuss their international research on children's play.

Play and Pastimes in Sixteen Countries

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Marcy Guddemi
Executive Director, Gesell Institute of Human Development, discusses the importance of play for children's education and development.
The Role of Play in an Overly-academic Curriculum

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Beverly Falk
Professor and Program Director, Graduate Programs in Early Childhood Education, School of Education, The City College of New York, describes educational practices that fit with how children learn.
Teaching the Way Children Learn

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Stanley Vitello
Professor, Rutgers University, discusses the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilites and the Response of the United States and other nations
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: US Response or the Lack of One

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Marc Brackett
Associate Research Scientist, Department of Psychology, Yale University, discusses his work in schools

A Skill-based Sustainable Approach to Building Emotionally Healthy Schools

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Mary Njoroge
Former Director of Basic Education, Education Ministry of Kenya, addresses what remains to be done for universal access to quality education in her country.
Education for All (Part 1)

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Sarah Beardmore
Manager of the RESULTS Educational Fund's Education for All Campaign, shares an overview of the challenges the global community must confront to achieve education for all.
Education for All (Part 2)

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