In his March 10 speech laying out his education agenda, President Barack Obama established expanded and higher-quality preschool education as the plan’s “first pillar.” That sensible foundation is ...

Children and parents spent the day March 6 celebrating love of reading with East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s first-ever party for children meeting the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program ...

Vanessa Silver, who tutors young children with dyslexia, works with Liina Yerro, 9, in Granada Hills. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) This year, for the first time, California schools will be ...

Everybody is talking about high quality preschools but few folks know what high quality preschool looks like—especially for literacy development. The following checklist can be used to evaluate ...

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California students who attended transitional kindergarten were more engaged in the learning process and better prepared for math and reading when they entered kindergarten than children who did not, ...

Universal TK provides a free, high-quality preschool option for all California families with 4-year-olds. This is critical in terms of access and affordability and ensures that more families can ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BILLINGS — In Billings, the closest thing the city has to public preschool is showing early signs ...