Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia have crafted or are developing learning standards for preschool-age children, according to the first report to analyze this new trend in the early ...

"This is about going out to the community," Crew said. "We've got to get our universal pre-K program situated in that mix." The learning standards approved Tuesday made important changes in a ...

But preschool policy and advocacy have often given short shrift to curriculum, focusing instead on teacher characteristics and practices. Since the early 2000s, advocates and policymakers have ...

New advisory board to guide the development of EdReports' first-ever reviews of pre-K instructional materials, aiming to enhance early childhood education nationwide.Durham, North Carolina, Aug ...

The standards will support students in kindergarten through adult education, ... “Social-emotional learning standards are an essential piece of providing D.C. students with a high-quality, ...

OSPI reported that 85.4 percent of kindergarten students who were previously enrolled in transitional kindergarten met readiness standards in literacy, compared with 75.7 percent among students ...

The state funds two preschool programs: state-funded pre-kindergarten and the Early Learning Collaborative program. Additionally, Mississippi was one of 10 states that increased preschool ...

What is being called universal Pre-K also comes with a unique new curriculum. Montessori is a more organized way of getting children to focus on a task by themselves.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A total of 975 teachers across Southern West Virginia are learning new initiatives in math, science, and reading for Pre-K through 12 educational standards.