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At a Georgia preschool last week, President Obama sat in a tiny wooden chair and played a science game with a group of four-year...

Paul Solman: James Heckman is one of the economists of the hour — a quirky star whose work is now in the limelight. He teaches...

For the first time, Wayne State University researchers have shown brain connectivity in fetuses, a discovery that could lead to...

Every year, millions of well-intentioned American kids show up at kindergarten or first grade woefully unprepared to learn. Some...

President Obama visited a preschool here Thursday to tout early education for all 4-year-olds from low- and modest-income famili...

President Obama’s plan for universal preschool is as ambitious and crucial as his healthcare reform commitment, maybe more so. C...