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This article is part of the collection: From School to Shining School: 52 Stories from Educators Across the U.S. Imagine: you’re in a classroom, with all new technology, iPads, SMART Boards… the works ...

Fuji Kindergarten in Tokyo, Japan is not an ordinary school. Hailed around the world for its innovative design, the school is circular and above the wide-open class space is a donut shaped roof, which ...

Kindergarten is a big deal for little kids. It remains the de facto entry into formal schooling, even as pre-K becomes more accessible in pockets of the nation. And many signs suggest that this first ...