To the mountain of research on one of the most effective interventions that prepares children to succeed in school, we can now add one more: new findings that transitional kindergarten gives English ...

When Laurel Parker, who directs preschool programs in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District southeast of Los Angeles, assigns children to classes, she knows most come in speaking a language ...

Yelena Hagooli has done everything possible to give her 4-year-old son the best start in life. She took him to the library every week, fed him the healthiest foods, left her job to care for him, and ...

California kids whose primary language is not English do better in kindergarten if they attend transitional kindergarten programs when they’re four. That's according to a new study from the American ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Leer en español. Every morning, students in the Early Excellence Program in north Denver start their ...

As more and more evidence piles up about the importance of kids getting a head start to their education before kindergarten, the spotlight is on what preschool programs can offer students. Joyce Dual ...

Every morning, students in the Early Excellence Program in north Denver start their day with a song in Spanish and English. Story time and reading circles also happen in the two languages. Kids are ...