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Lisa Guernsey

Washington, D.C.
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Senior Fellow, Ed Policy @NewAmerica; libraries, digital & edu equity, sci of learning. #MediaMentors. Find me at www.linkedin.com/in/lisaguernsey/
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How Playful Pedagogy Supports Curricula and Other Learning Goals for Children

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By Lisa Guernsey
| New America
This month at Urban Sprouts, an early childhood center in University City, MO, a group of educators are responding to a request from their most important clients: the young children in their care. Their preschoolers want to write letters and have them delivered to their friends, siblings, and teachers in other classrooms. Other educators might hold off, reasoning that the children aren’t even reading yet. But not Donda Miller, Urban Sprouts’ senior director of community of practice.
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Introducing the National Commission on Learning Ecosystems

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By Elise Franchino, Lisa Guernsey
| New America
This short video introduces the National Commission on Learning Ecosystems, a two-year initiative run by New America, launched in February 2026. The NCLE brings leaders together to share insights and provide recommendations for scaling up place-based models of learning ecosystems. These ecosystems connect learning opportunities among schools, libraries, museums, early learning programs, afterschool programs, through career pathways programs, and more. See newamerica.org/ncle for more information.
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Seeking Local and Regional Leaders for National Commission on Learning Ecosystems

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By Lisa Guernsey, Elise Franchino
| New America
Despite the dizzying amount of change facing education today, exciting work is underway in communities around the country to build better learning environments for children, youth, and families. Amplifying these efforts and examining their impact is needed more than ever. At New America next year, we will be launching a two-year National Commission on Learning Ecosystems to share lessons and examine what is working within these new models.
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