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Todd Grindal

@grindato.bsky.social
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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.

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Todd Grindal @grindato.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The labor market case for early childhood education www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
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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.
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SRI Education @srieducation.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
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
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Todd Grindal @grindato.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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
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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...
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Todd Grindal @grindato.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
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/🧵]
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Todd Grindal @grindato.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
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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Erica Greenberg @ericahgreenberg.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
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...
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