California education officials are poised to adopt what they say will be the nation’s first set of statewide academic standards devoted to preschool English-language learners. The standards—which the ...

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Rebecca Sheldon's kindergarten class formed a circle on the floor, each student laying out a selection of brightly dyed beans. Sheldon, a Spanish immersion teacher at Lowell Elementary, asked her ...

As taxpayers, parents and educators debate the value of public preschool for every child, a new study by UC Berkeley and Stanford researchers finds for the first time that middle-class children -- not ...

MANILA, Philippines — A mother’s concern over her child’s language difficulties goes beyond the surface level. Given the pivotal role of communication as the medium by which children learn when they ...

Access to high-quality preschool experiences can be valuable for young children. Indeed, a large body of research—including a landmark study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and ...