Early childhood educators need more training in how to teach math. Even more important is helping families integrate simple ...

Here's how you can help your preschooler master the basics of math outside of the classroom. Ask your child to compare different groups of items, such as carrot sticks and apple slices, and to tell ...

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Outside a kindergarten classroom at Lakewood Elementary School in Rockville, students used a bar graph to show how they felt about returning to school. Students placed green stickers on the graph to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a five-year, $6 million grant to professors in the University at Buffalo Graduate School of ...

A Vanderbilt University study has found math skills at an early age could be an indicator of future success in that child's life. But the type of math a pre-kindergarten student knows matters. The ...

CCISD’s pre-K enrollment has grown 214% in four years, with teachers seeing big gains in early reading and math readiness ...

A newly released study shows that Alabama students who attend the state’s First Class Pre-K program are more likely to be proficient in reading and math in later grades. The Alabama Department of ...

The benefits of even high-quality preschool programs tend to fade over time, but extracurricular programs in early grades may help boost the good effects of early education after students start school ...

For more than a year, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign for free preschool has focused to a great extent on expanding enrollment at an unprecedented clip. On Tuesday, his team will push a new agenda for ...

The Maryland State Board of Education has voted to change the way math is taught in the state. Under the plan approved by the board, math curricula in the state’s 24 public school systems would be ...