Almost all children can learn to read with effective data-driven support, according to Gardner Institute analysis ...

California has invested heavily in early childhood education, yet it doesn’t require all 5-year-olds to attend kindergarten.

Thrives to celebrate 2025 achievements of Dolly Parton Imagination Library, honoring young graduates and promoting early ...

Mary Rose Francisco Birkett was born Aug. 15, 1952, in Okarche, Oklahoma, the beloved daughter of Donald Glenn and Melba ...

It’s quite a story, of course. LaNier, along with Elizabeth Eckford, Minnijean Brown, Terrence Roberts, Melba Pattillo, Ernest Green, Gloria Ray, Jefferson Thomas and Thelma Mothershed, are members of ...

In the hours after a report was released sharing how Utah's younger students are struggling to read, we spoke with people in ...

My main worry with moving to L.A. was that I knew maybe two people in total in all of California, one of whom was a college ...

Meanwhile, herd immunity among children is decreasing. In today’s issue: The Trump administration reduces the number of shots recommended for children. … The Justice Department defends Medicare’s drug ...

The state aims to see 70% of its third graders reading at grade level by 2027. So far, only about half are hitting the mark.

The state doesn't have enough teachers to keep up with demand for schools taught in Hawaiian. Upcoming retirements are expected to add to the challenge.

California legislators return to Sacramento today to kick off the second year of the Legislature’s two-year session. In ...

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