If state-funded preschool programs are in a race, then it’s clear that some states are approaching the finish line while ...

California has expanded free transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds. But a new report says the state still needs to ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Anya Kamenetz about an Arabic-language remote learning program called "Ahlan Simsim." It's a show by the Sesame Workshop, created for Syrian refugees. Over ...

Many studies have shown that attending preschool boosts children’s kindergarten readiness, and that its effects can — but don’t invariably — last beyond kindergarten and even into adulthood. Credit: ...