New America will host an event to discuss a new book that makes the case for changing kindergarten from being overly scripted, under-resourced, and featuring few experiences that matter most for young learners.

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The event will include a discussion of New America senior fellow Laura Bornfreund's Rediscovering Kindergarten: Embracing Play and Joy in Learning, which takes readers into more than 50 classrooms around the nation. It shows how educators, administrators, and policymakers can address long-standing achievement gaps while also allaying academic pressures in the early elementary grades.

The event will include a conversation between Bornfreund and Hechinger Report's Christina Samuels. It will be followed by commentary from national leaders in early learning and an award-winning kindergarten teacher.

The event will run from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9. Those interested in attending can register online.