JACKSON, Miss. — LeMya Vaughn, wearing a pink shirt, her hair braided neatly, sat in a large red armchair, her feet swinging far above the floor, practicing her reading skills. She leaned in toward ...

Your Vox Membership goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership, we’ll give one to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you to support Vox’s journalism and ...

Free preschool programs (commonly called universal pre-K) are a pretty big deal when it comes to providing educational opportunities to young children. Although widespread in some parts of the United ...

After a decade of planning, the Springfield Public Schools have achieved the goal of making free universal pre-kindergarten education available to every 3 and 4 year old in the city - becoming the ...

When Faye Hammoud heard from her child care provider that she could enroll her son into free, state-funded preschool, she thought it was too good to be true. The 33-year-old Dearborn Heights resident ...

On a sunny afternoon in April, I sat on a bench at New York’s City Hall, waiting to interview Mayor Bill de Blasio. He breezed by in shirtsleeves, surrounded by grim-looking advisers. The mayor, too, ...