Todd Grindal
@grindato.bsky.social
Co-Director, Center for Learning & Development at SRI. Lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Researching how policy and practice can better support young children and children with disabilities.
The labor market case for early childhood education www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
The labor market case for early childhood education
Free early childhood education boosts parental labor force participation and income, providing lasting benefits for families and the economy.
www.brookings.edu
May 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The labor market case for early childhood education www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
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Can video observations provide the same insights as in-person classroom visits? Our study found they can, offering a scalable, cost-effective way to support early educators.
Learn more: bit.ly/447CF76
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Learn more: bit.ly/447CF76
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April 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Can video observations provide the same insights as in-person classroom visits? Our study found they can, offering a scalable, cost-effective way to support early educators.
Learn more: bit.ly/447CF76
@grindato.bsky.social
@nancykperez.bsky.social
@gullnar.bsky.social
@anniepartika.bsky.social
Learn more: bit.ly/447CF76
@grindato.bsky.social
@nancykperez.bsky.social
@gullnar.bsky.social
@anniepartika.bsky.social
Can preschoolers build science and engineering skills by watching cartoons and playing digital games? Our new paper says yes!
Results from an experimental study just published in Educational Researcher, w/ colleagues from SRI & ED.
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/UFUDT...
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Results from an experimental study just published in Educational Researcher, w/ colleagues from SRI & ED.
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/UFUDT...
@erjournal-aera.bsky.social
Learning Science and Engineering From Videos and Games: A Randomized Trial of PBS KIDS The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! - Megan Silander, Todd Grindal, Sarah Nixon Gerard, Tiffany Salone, 20...
Preschool-age children receive little formal instruction regarding science and engineering concepts. Digital media interventions have been effective in supporti...
journals.sagepub.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Can preschoolers build science and engineering skills by watching cartoons and playing digital games? Our new paper says yes!
Results from an experimental study just published in Educational Researcher, w/ colleagues from SRI & ED.
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/UFUDT...
@erjournal-aera.bsky.social
Results from an experimental study just published in Educational Researcher, w/ colleagues from SRI & ED.
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/UFUDT...
@erjournal-aera.bsky.social
Several recent discussions of federally funded research raised questions about its value. The message from some people—sometimes overt, sometimes implied—is that it’s “waste.”
This thread provides one example of how research projects are addressing real problems for children and families. [1/🧵]
This thread provides one example of how research projects are addressing real problems for children and families. [1/🧵]
March 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Several recent discussions of federally funded research raised questions about its value. The message from some people—sometimes overt, sometimes implied—is that it’s “waste.”
This thread provides one example of how research projects are addressing real problems for children and families. [1/🧵]
This thread provides one example of how research projects are addressing real problems for children and families. [1/🧵]
hi 👋 new to bluesky. I really enjoyed twitter before it got weird. . looking forward to connecting with and learning from folks here.
March 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
hi 👋 new to bluesky. I really enjoyed twitter before it got weird. . looking forward to connecting with and learning from folks here.
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This week, the #DC school lottery will match thousands of families with their first public school. But there is more than one path to enrollment bliss--especially in #pre-k. Check out our new brief on Pathways to Pre-K for more.
www.urban.org/research/pub...
@justinbdoromal.bsky.social #EduSkyECEC
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Pathways to Pre-K
In this brief, we map out families’ experiences across application and enrollment to illustrate how families come to enroll, or not enroll, in Pre-K3, DC’s public prekindergarten program for 3-year-ol...
www.urban.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This week, the #DC school lottery will match thousands of families with their first public school. But there is more than one path to enrollment bliss--especially in #pre-k. Check out our new brief on Pathways to Pre-K for more.
www.urban.org/research/pub...
@justinbdoromal.bsky.social #EduSkyECEC
www.urban.org/research/pub...
@justinbdoromal.bsky.social #EduSkyECEC