Early Learning

Middle-class children hear 33 million words by the time they start school – 23 million more than poorer children of the same age...

A few days ago, I asked a group of public school kindergarten teachers what they thought about homework. I wasn’t surprised when...

I was at the gym a few days ago, and I picked up a copy of Maclean’s magazine to read on the treadmill. What caught my eye was a...

Stressed parents, squirming kids, expensive prepping for standardized tests — welcome to the world of applying to kindergarten.

Nearly 5,000 children qualified for gifted and talented kindergarten seats in New York City public schools in the fall, 22 perce...

In the American drive to boost science and math education, it’s science that has all the kid-friendly sizzle: Robots and roller...