Preschool teachers can carve out tech-free spaces and ensure that when technology is used, it serves as a bridge for ...

As the price of private preschool soars and states spend more than ever on public programs for the poor, will the middle class be left behind? Josiah Taft, 4, played at the water table in his public ...

“I was sort of skeptical that this would be the result,” Cascio said. She said she expected it would be “much more efficient to just spend the money on disadvantaged kids.” But when she compared the ...

Regulations that hold preschool class sizes at or below 20 and that require one teacher for every 10 children, are largely adequate for most children, according to a recent study that analyzed nearly ...

CHICOPEE – A free preschool program started this year in city schools has proved so popular that the School Department is already expanding it to add another class. “It is wonderful,” said Michelle ...

Children read in a toddler classroom at an Educare child care center in Arizona. Credit: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...

The rapid rollout of a hugely ambitious plan to reduce elementary school class sizes in California over two decades ago should serve as a cautionary tale for how quickly the state should implement ...

Principal David Harwood said any child who will turn four years old by Dec. 1 is eligible for the program. Harwood said the preschool fills a need and and will help prepare students for kindergarten. ...

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