SPRINGFIELD — Literacy Coach Lori Kyle uncapped a blue marker and held one of her 3-year-old pupil’s hands as they traced out her name, S-O-U-L-E-I-R-Y, on a whiteboard. Across the room, a pair of ...

Is preschool worth it? Policymakers, parents, researchers and us, at NPR Ed, have spent a lot of time thinking about this question. We know that most pre-kindergarten programs do a good job of ...

High school students run the Little Apprentices Preschool at Franklin County Career and Technology Center. The program allows teens to gain hands-on experience in early childhood education. Students ...