4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (849+ words) Preschoolers don't really need a desk, worksheets, or a long lesson to learn something new. Sometimes, the simplest activities work best. A few toys, some paper, crayons, or things you already have around the house can turn an ordinary afternoon…...

22+ hour, 1+ min ago   (796+ words) It’s easy to think about school improvement initiatives and actions as coming from the district level. District leaders determine …...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (160+ words) The Trump administration is proposing new standards for Head Start, the nation's early education program for low-income kids. States would have a lot more control, and that has advocates worried. MARTÍNEZ: Yeah, the administration thinks that losing these regulations could…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (501+ words) The clich "blink and you'll miss it" takes on an entirely new meaning the moment you watch your child strap on their first backpack and walk into their first classroom. You blink, and memories of the last five years flood…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (409+ words) Teachers can ask students these three mediation questions the next time a dispute arises in the classroom. Anyone who teaches preschool is familiar with the disputes that break out during play and how quickly these events can escalate. When I…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (297+ words) Working with young children has taught me that preparing a child for school starts long before the first day of kindergarten. Early childhood education gives children an opportunity to build the skills and confidence they will need when they enter…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (718+ words) The Chicago school board is weighing a resolution to explore offering full-day preschool to all 3-year-olds and shifting how it provides services for young children with disabilities. “When we invest early in our students, that sets them up for success…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (873+ words) This includes the title, byline, content, and tracking pixel required for republishing this story. I wanted to be like Dolly Parton when I was a girl growing up in Georgia in the 1970s. The problem was that I was almost nothing…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (454+ words) MONTGOMERY, AL — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is honoring the life and legacy of country music icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton, highlighting the impact of Parton’s Imagination Library on children and families across Alabama. Parton died Aug. 25 at age 80 following a…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (376+ words) PlayIT Place is a free early childhood play space for children ages 0–5 and their caregivers at the Washington Public Library We’re excited to introduce a new space at the Washington Free Public Library designed especially for our youngest visitors — the…...