Barbara Sprung has over 40 years of experience in early childhood education, as a teacher and as an innovator of programs and materials to promote equality of opportunity for children. She is Co-Director of the Educational Equity Center at the Academy for Educational Development. From 1982-2004, she was Co-Founder and Co-Director of Educational Equity Concepts. Her articles include "On-Purpose: Addressing Teasing and Bullying in Early Childhood" for Young Children, and "It's Not Child's Play" for Children and Families. Barbara holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, an M.S. Bank Street College of Education, and is a graduate of the Institute for Not-for-Profit Management, Columbia University.
Barbara lives in New York.
