It is unreasonable to test young children to measure college readiness, says Meisels
July 13, 2012 — Lesli Maxwell interviewed Samuel Meisels for this Education Week article about ACT's new college-readiness exam for young children. More »
60 Minutes interviews Meisels on kindergarten redshirting
July 9, 2012 — 60 Minutes interviews Meisels on kindergarten redshirting. More »
President’s Message: Our work is more important than ever
July 2, 2012 — This article appeared in the Summer 2012 issue of Erikson on Children. More from this issue » From the President School’s out for the summer in many districts, but for parents, teachers, and other early childhood professionals, the hard — and critically important — work of caring for and educating young children doesn’t stop. It’s the same at [...] More »
Earn continuing education units at Pearson’s early childhood conference
May 31, 2012 — Educators attending Pearson’s National Early Childhood Summer Institute 2012 can build their professional portfolio by earning Erikson continuing education units (CEUs) at the conference, July 23–26 in San Antonio, Texas. “Erikson is proud to partner with Pearson and to recognize participation in this quality early learning experience with continuing education credit,” says Deborah Mantia, director [...] More »
Past pioneers address future leaders at commencement
May 17, 2012 — A version of this article appeared in the Summer 2012 issue of Erikson on Children under the headline “Caps and gowns.” More from this issue » At Erikson’s 45th commencement ceremony, 91 graduates received their master’s degrees in child development or early childhood education, and one a doctoral degree in child development. President Samuel J. Meisels, [...] More »
Meisels praises Bowman’s work
April 25, 2012 — Noreen Ahmed-Ullah interviewed Samuel Meisels for this Chicago Tribune article about Barbara Bowman's tenure as Chicago Public Schools' chief early childhood education officer. More »
$15 million federal grant will expand Child-Parent Centers
March 22, 2012 — This article appeared in the Summer 2012 issue of Erikson on Children under the headline “$15 million well spent.” More from this issue » A partnership of 11 education and nonprofit agencies, including Erikson, was awarded an Investing in Innovation, or “i3,” grant of $15 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Education. The [...] More »
Miesels appears on 60 Minutes
March 4, 2012 — Morley Safer interviewed Samuel Meisels for this 60 Minutes story on redshirting kindergarteners. More »
Creativity is important, says Meisels
January 3, 2012 — Carolina A. Miranda interviewed Samuel Meisels for this article published by Parenting Magazine and CNN.com about the effects of standardized testing on creativity in early childhood classrooms. More »
Meisels and McNamee quoted in Education Week
December 7, 2011 — In the latest news coverage of the Common Core standards, Education Week examined their implications for early childhood education. Both Samuel Meisels and Gillian McNamee share their perspectives on the issue in this article. More »
Education Week interviews Meisels and McNamee about common core standards
December 6, 2011 — Jaclyn Zubrzycki interviewed Samuel Meisels and Gillian McNamee for an Education Week story about the Common Core standards' implications for early childhood education. More »
Meisels: Common Core standards pose dilemmas for early childhood
November 29, 2011 — President Samuel J. Meisels The Common Core State Standards seek to provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn in kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms. President Samuel J. Meisels, however, argues in a guest blog post for the Washington Post that the standards for kindergarten through 3rd grade don’t fit what [...] More »
Meisels writes about Common Core Standards for The Washington Post
November 29, 2011 — Valerie Strauss published Samuel Meisels’ guest blog post on the Common Core Standards in the Washington Post. More »
Meisels’ Work Sampling System featured in Slate
November 4, 2011 — Dana Goldstein wrote about Samuel Meisels' Work Sampling System for a Slate article about assessing kindergarteners. More »
Early childhood programs are cost-effective, says Meisels
October 13, 2011 — Samuel Meisels was quoted in this Chicago Sun-Times article about a symposium focused on developing local strategies to put children on track for success. More »
Erikson holds 44th graduation ceremony at Field Museum
October 10, 2011 — In May, 73 graduates received master’s degrees and four received doctoral degrees. More »
Meisels and McNamee to speak on the Common Core Standards
October 4, 2011 — President Samuel J. Meisels President Samuel J. Meisels and Professor Gillian McNamee are among the education leaders presenting at the 2011 Chicago School Policy Forum Series. Over the course of the series, speakers will discuss the new Common Core State Standards that were adopted by Illinois to raise K-12 student achievement, where they came from, [...] More »
Meisels named to Chicago’s Early Learning Executive Council
September 28, 2011 — President Samuel J. Meisels Erikson president Samuel J. Meisels is one of the 10 members of Chicago’s new Early Learning Executive Council, which will coordinate the city’s early childhood education initiatives. Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the creation of the council at a press conference at an Educare Early Childhood Center. More »
Meisels answers questions on Race to the Top for Education Week
August 24, 2011 — Maureen Kelleher interviewed Samuel Meisels for her Education Week blog to get his views on the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top—Early Learning Challenge Grant. More »
Miesels writes guest post about Race to the Top for New America Foundation’s Early Ed Watch
June 11, 2011 — Samuel Meisels expressed his thoughts on the Department of Education's Race to the Top—Early Learning Challenge Grant in this guest blog post for New America Foundation's Early Ed Watch. The post was shared and quoted in the blogs In Quotes and The Quick & The Ed, and again in a later blog post for New America Foundation. More »