Early Learning

It’s a startling statistic: Just a little more than half of Minnesota children who started kindergarten last year were ready for...

Like many parents, Tracy Solomon spends quite a bit of time counting with her son Xavier.

“First, we learned to recognize num...

Mothers have read their babies happy stories for generations in the hope they can grow up to read properly.

But now researcher...

A parent I know went to an information session about math at his kid’s school. After listening to the visiting curriculum expert...

Many explanations for the gender gap in math skills don’t hold up, suggests new research on math skills and gender in 86 countri...

Educators walk a tightrope between academics and young children’s developmental needs.

Although the common-core standards are...