High-quality teachers are linked to helping build longer-lasting effects for prekindergarten students, according to a new Vanderbilt University study. While that's seemingly a no-brainer, recent ...

Fort Worth parents can expect to be more involved in their youngest children’s education next year as the Fort Worth Independent School District phases in a new curriculum for pre-K students. Teachers ...

When it comes to early education, Utah families care about their kids starting strong. A recent expansion of full-day kindergarten in Utah shows a $60 million investment is paying off. The enrollment ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Remote learning is challenging, but at least some parents will save a little bit of money. Chicago Public Schools is discounting tuition-based pre-K programs by 50% during remote ...

Blessing Ngabontiza with his morning snack at the new pre-K program at Hawthorne Elementary School in Boise. Officials will be testing students to see how they do when they get to kindergarten. Kyle ...

A new study shows young children improve self-regulation skills in classrooms where teachers exhibit approving behavior with a positive emotional tone. Positive interactions in a pre-kindergarten ...

Making child care more affordable and more available, and expanding access to free, high-quality preschool for more than 6 million children through crucial, federal investments would represent a ...

When you are selling an idea like preschool for all, the built-in sticker shock travels with you.So the nation's education secretary no doubt expected to get questions about affordability as he ...

The first years of development for Pennsylvania children took center-stage Thursday in Allentown, as Gov. Tom Wolf visited to announce millions in new funding for pre-K education and child care. Wolf ...

The history of early education is long, especially in Nashville. Vanderbilt's Peabody College has been a big part of the nation's pre-K learning curve. The Head Start program was based on concepts ...

A Kellogg Foundation grant will help Jackson students with one of their greatest needs: being ready for kindergarten. City officials announced Monday the foundation is giving the city $1.2 million for ...

This post is by Kathleen Cushman. Her most recent book, with WKCD colleague Barbara Cervone, is Belonging and Becoming: The Power of Social and Emotional Learning in High Schools (Harvard Education ...