As pressure to raise scores on standardized tests has trickled down to the lower grades, kindergarten and even pre-kindergarten classrooms have focused more on academic skills. But debating whether a ...

In the summer of 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the rollout of universal preschool across the state of California through the expansion of transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds by the ...

Researchers found the teaching technique boosts thinking, and costs $13,000 less per child than traditional preschool ...

The first national randomized trial of public Montessori preschool students showed stronger long-term outcomes by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how we can advance opportunity in education. The current exponential growth and pace of global technology make clear ...

Your child is learning new things every day. And just as you can help them with their language and reading, there are also ways you can boost your preschooler’s number skills. This is especially ...

Kindergarten in the United States is not what it used to be. For one thing, it’s longer. In 1998, only about 56 percent of children attended full-day kindergarten. Today, that figure is 80 percent, ...

At the Open Door Learning Center, an inclusive, all-day preschool at the Arc of Loudoun’s Leesburg campus, children ages 2 ½ to 7 years old learn together in mixed classrooms of students with and ...

It’s halfway through the school day for Sofia Lucero, Lilhyann Ortiz and Anai Orona, and that means it’s time for snacks and recess. The 4-year-olds gobble down colorful fruit snacks at a picnic table ...