When children start school, they do so with differing experiences, influenced by their early home environments, parenting, care arrangements, and neighborhoods. The result is widely varying levels of ...

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 ...

Most district leaders believe pre-K is vital to prepare students for kindergarten, their social and emotional development, and future grades. But only about a third rank pre-K as a top district ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the birth of her son, Rex, in 2019, Jasmin Almendarez realized childcare costs in central Texas were so high that returning ...

Harford County Public Schools will add 160 new spots for pre-kindergarten students after receiving a $2.3 million grant from the Maryland State Pre-K Expansion Grant Program. The county will have ...