A little more than a decade ago, Bill de Blasio, then the New York City public advocate preparing a run for mayor, sat at a window table in Bar Toto in Park Slope with his policy adviser Ursulina ...

Pre-K teacher Renee Bryant teaches a gingerbread lesson in the fall of 2022. This story first appeared in James Farrell's weekly Education newsletter, out Mondays. Sign up here to get it first to your ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The Observer editorial board Common sense tells us that universal pre-K programs are ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

After a decade of planning, the Springfield Public Schools have achieved the goal of making free universal pre-kindergarten education available to every 3 and 4 year old in the city - becoming the ...