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 ...

The program pairs pre-K teachers with coaches from Teaching Strategies to improve student learning gains and close developmental gaps before kindergarten.

A high-quality preschool curriculum gives children opportunities to build both social-emotional and cognitive skills as they ...

A summary guide offers decision-makers practical tools for implementing the recommendations of the NASEM report ...

Illinois data show pre-K builds social-emotional skills and boosts kindergarten readiness; North Greene reports 94% of students ready.

Fewer than half of U.S. states require students to complete kindergarten. But the push for expanding early childhood ed access could give the ...

CalMatters reports California's free preschool expansion has led to a decline in private daycares, threatening childcare availability for younger kids.

Teacher Mary Greene has a room full of eager students on her hands — and a big job to do. She teaches 4- and 5-year-olds in the Pre-K classroom at Baxterville School. "When they begin Pre-K, some know ...

An initiative aims to address kindergarten readiness in Elkhart County where more than half of kindergarteners aren't ready by the time they start school.Tonigh ...

ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — There are more affordable options for high-quality preschool in our area. This fall, Concord Community Schools will offer full day preschool classes in each of its four ...

Many California parents are opting out of kindergarten this year, due to concerns about whether distance learning or attending school for the first time with strangers in masks will be good for ...