In this wonderful book, Sharifa Oppenheimer guides parents of young children on how to establish the life rhythms that lay the
foundation for all
learning; how to design indoor play environments that allow children the
broadest skills development; and how to create backyard play spaces that encourage vigorous movement and a wide sensory palette.
Pointing to LA Unified's soaring numbers of students living in poverty and
learning English, Caputo - Pearl suggested, «If
Broad and other billionaires want to ensure a great education
for every child, they should invest half a billion dollars, and more, in an LAUSD
foundation, run by the democratically elected school board, to fund sustainable neighborhood community schools that address the myriad educational and socio - economic needs of our students.»