The push to expand pre-kindergarten programs is on. Last school year, public pre-K programs received their biggest-ever boost in state funding. Enrollment in state pre-K programs nationwide increased ...

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 ...

Where can some of Chicago’s youngest students be exposed to French and Spanish, a Juilliard fine arts program and MIT-influenced science lessons all while getting a jump on potty training and an ...

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