EdSource · How one student got her middle school to change its name (rebroadcast) A growing body of research indicates that a high-quality preschool education can position children for academic ...

EdSource · How one student got her middle school to change its name (rebroadcast) About half of the children in the two largest public preschool programs in California – Head Start and the California ...

Landmark studies of preschool programs in the 1960s and 70s showed that they could make a big difference for children from low-income families. But more recent experimental studies of preschool don’t ...

In a century-old brick building here in the capital city’s northwest corner, 3- and 4-year-olds are taught in “studios” by an architect, an author, a choreographer, a filmmaker, and an array of ...

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 ...

State-based preschool programs suffered big drops in enrollment and state funding in the teeth of the pandemic, according to an annual review by the National Institute for Early Education Research ...

Free universal preschool is finally arriving in states like California, thanks to ballooning budget surpluses. But for child cares already dealing with staffing shortages, the timing couldn’t be worse ...

A ballyhooed expansion of preschool special education programs that relies on pandemic aid could be in jeopardy if officials do not find another way to fund it, advocates warn. Expanded programs for 3 ...

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