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Erin McCloud finds herself in an odd position. She’s about to close one of the two preschools she operates in Southeast ...

Some families take it upon themselves to "redshirt" their boys. Some supporters say this should be the national policy for all boys.

A bill asking educators to adopt the "science of reading" emphasizes phonics. Will enough California teachers respond?

and teachers can use the following play-based activities to build each of the skills. What it is: The words students know and use to make sense of the world around them, including receptive and ...

Senator John Kennedy sounded off on President Donald Trump's trip to the Middle East during a recent interview on Fox News, claiming that he trusts the nation of Qatar less than a 'rest stop ...

Ned Lamont hit the road on Wednesday, visiting New Britain to promote a $300 million plan he says will deliver free preschool for many of the state’s working and middle class families.

Wake County has confirmed a case of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, at Oberlin Magnet Middle School ... The disease’s name comes from the sound of a desperate gasp for air after ...

An early childhood learning company has leased the first floor of the new office building at Fremont Crossing, south of the Fremont Bridge. Shown here while under construction in 2020, the new ...

She’s constantly weighing the risks versus rewards of letting children experiment with activities ... school kindergarten where they’re being asked to learn their letters and sounds and ...

The foreign minister warned that “a complete destabilization of the country would be fatal for the most religiously diverse society of all states in the Middle East and also for the entire ...