Here's how you can help your preschooler master the basics of math outside of the classroom. Ask your child to compare different groups of items, such as carrot sticks and apple slices, and to tell ...

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The roughly 700 students in the cohort outpaced NC Pre-K students in math, social-emotional development and more.

Children enrolled in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s state-funded preschool left the program with social-emotional strengths that have persisted for years, according to researchers. Credit: Jackie Mader/The ...

Achievement gaps based on race/ethnicity and income start early and persist over time. A national high-quality universal pre-K program could help ensure that all children start kindergarten on equal ...

Naomi, 3, plays while attending pre-K at The Morris Foundation Child Development Center on Sept. 24, 2024. Fort Worth ISD and PreK Today partnered to provide pre-K to Fort Worth ISD students at ...

When Tanya Gillespie-Lambert goes to an event in a local park in Camden, New Jersey, she takes a handful of brochures about free preschool with her. She has no hesitation about approaching strangers — ...

For decades, Florida faced criticism for judging the quality of its pre-K program on a “readiness” test given to young students after they started kindergarten. It was a system, critics argued, that ...

With the State of the Union address approaching, congressional Democrats will likely refocus on President Biden’s Build Back Better program in hopes of passing a bill before November. Sen. Joe Manchin ...