Campaigning for the presidency in 2008, Barack Obama pledged to help states implement taxpayer-funded universal preschool--preschool for all.[1] The President's early education plan, for which he has ...

MOBILE, Alabama – Ideas for digital learning are expanding daily in Mobile and Baldwin County schools, where teachers are integrating digital devices to the very youngest children. By the end of ...

Filling a child’s new backpack with a box of crayons and school supplies is part of the bittersweet ritual of preparing a kindergartener for the first day of school. What parents may not realize is ...

Understanding the importance of preschool students’ questions is key to guiding their learning experiences and fostering a ...

HOLYOKE-- Prior to the start of the school day in September, a kindergarten student at Metcalf School approached her teacher, Militza Semidei, with an annoyed expression on her face. "She's like, ...

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HUEYTOWN, Alabama -- Meet Jazlynn Morning. She's 5. It's her first day of kindergarten. She is wearing a pink T-shirt, a pink vest with black stripes, pink and black high-top sneakers, and she is ...

The research is clear. Academic training in kindergarten has no long-term benefit. In fact, it may cause long-term harm. It does not reduce the education gap between the rich and the poor, which is ...

This article was originally published in LAist. Every 4-year-old in California can now go to school for free in their local districts. The new grade is called transitional kindergarten — or TK — and ...