Essence Preparatory Public School, a charter school serving students in Pre-K through eighth grade, formed to meet the needs of Black and brown students in one of the city's poorest regions.

Toy choices widen at age 3 because preschoolers are able to have toys with small parts. But you know your child best. If they ...

It is just as natural for young children to think mathematically about their world as it is for them to use language. They develop mathematical knowledge as they manipulate objects and reason about ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Students are returning to Rochester Prep this week as the new school year begins. Principal Keana Courtois returned to the school with not only the new title, but with her son ...

When the digital revolution first hit classrooms in the early 2010s—and more schools began issuing laptops or tablets to students for individual use—online learning seemed to promise a faster, easier ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Research consistently tells us that foundational math skills are strong predictors of later academic ...

Uttar Pradesh to launch Bal Vatikas for children aged 3-6, merging under-enrolled schools to enhance pre-primary education access. On the lines of private schools, the Uttar Pradesh government is set ...

Washington, D.C., is no longer allowing parents to delay their child’s entrance into kindergarten by one year, a practice often referred to as “redshirting.” The practice is commonly used by parents ...

Erin McCloud finds herself in an odd position. She’s about to close one of the two preschools she operates in Southeast Portland, because of a government program designed to increase preschool ...

A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that only one in eight elementary teacher preparation programs nationwide devote enough time to teaching fundamental math content ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Sixty-five percent of kindergarten-age children in Franklin County do not have a basic grasp of letters and numbers, prompting Ohio to say they’re not ready for kindergarten.

The popularity of my recent Psychology Today blog post (Preschool Isn't Prep—It's Prime Time for Brain Growth) underscored something powerful: a growing wave of parents and educators are rethinking ...