As part of this editorial board’s ongoing election coverage and endorsement process, we reached out to candidates for state ...

What distinguishes families that build strong skills is not money. The Baby’s First Years experiment gave low-income mothers $333 per month and found no effect on children’s cognitive outcomes after ...

The proposed new math standards would emphasize teaching students math skills through real-life problem-solving, thought to ...

A bill to require instruction based in play has passed the Iowa House unanimously.

Many parents lack the resources to take their kids to the doctor, or simply wait. Notes from school nurses flagging that a ...

Walden’s Montessori Program serves children ages 18 months to 6 years. This beginning defines who they become for years to ...

The Rhinecliff Folk Choir has kicked off its spring season at Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly St., ...

Instead of prioritizing academic excellence, too many teachers, with the support of their principals, are pushing political ...

Acting on a whim, can an infuriated Donald Trump pull out from NATO like he says?

Decatur's new pre-kindergarten center has been open less than one school year and already officials believe it is changing the lives of children in the community. BEST Pre-K Academy — Decatur ...

After teaching preschool for 11 years in the small central Illinois towns of Paris, Bellflower, Saybrook, and Arrowsmith, Carol Bergfield found the classroom where she'd spend the rest of her ...