Two new initiatives are evaluating preschool curricula, making the case that programs designed to teach the youngest learners deserve the careful scrutiny that materials aimed at older students ...

“When we talk about language, in particular, what’s really important is usage. Hearing language is one thing, but actually using it, and having fun with it, and playing with it, is another,” MaryKate ...

A preschooler steps off a bus, wide-eyed and curious. It might be their first field trip. Their first time learning somewhere other than their classroom. Their first chance to sniff a flower that ...

President Donald Trump is receiving mixed reactions for reading from the Bible during a nationwide broadcast a week after he criticized Pope Leo XIV and posted an AI-generated photo of him appearing ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California expanded free transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds this school year. Experts say the state now ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of 4-year-olds attending state-funded preschools reached record highs last school year, driven by states embracing universal access and an unprecedented $14.4 billion in ...

The number of 4-year-olds attending state-funded preschools reached record highs last school year, driven by states embracing universal access and an unprecedented $14.4 billion in spending.

A child dances during a transitional kindergarten class at First Street Elementary School in Los Angeles in April. (File photo by Ethan Swope/Associated Press) Raising a family becomes ever more ...

Few ever see how a community carries on after a deadly school shooting. Survivors of last year’s attack on Minneapolis' ...

Leon County Schools uses play-based learning to teach preschoolers social-emotional skills and prepare them for kindergarten.

Parents and teachers are increasingly turning to well-designed digital tools to nurture preschoolers’ early literacy skills. Research shows that interactive reading apps and e-books, when chosen ...

READING, Pa. - Some people in Reading are celebrating Ukrainian culture while getting into the Easter spirit. Many in the community gathered at the Nativity of BVM Ukrainian Catholic Church on Grace ...