- Developing a local curriculum that connects concepts from the end of one grade to the beginning of the next and bringing together teachers from across the primary grades to learn over the summer are two of the ways Boston Public Schools (BPS) has worked to strengthen learning in pre-K through 2nd grade, according to a new report.
- Released last week by New America, the report comes as experts increasingly stress that one reason why the benefits of preschool seem to fade over time is because teachers in the early grades don’t build on what students already know. “The district realized that a singular focus on expanding access to pre-K was not enough for ensuring long-term academic success,” the authors write.