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California finally rolled out free preschool for all 4-year-olds in the 2025-26 school year, after more than a decade of expanding what the state calls transitional kindergarten. Many advocates hoped the move would ease child care shortages and close learning…
SAN FRANCISCO — In a playground outside a YMCA, Mayra Aguilar rolled purple modeling dough into balls that fit easily into the palms of the toddlers sitting across from her. She helped a little girl named Wynter unclasp a bicycle…
An admissions expert at CollegeAdvisor answers a parent’s burning question.
The adolescent health professor explains what students gain from going through the stress of applying to college.
Early action, parental support and familiar activities are key.
Cynicism is all around us; it’s contagious, and it can permeate an entire generation’s thinking quickly. Young people today are faced with mental health, physical health, social, democracy and climate crises in the classroom. And when crisis is all around…
Inauguration Day was a time of hope for the MAGA faithful who watched President Donald Trump take his second oath of office in the Capitol rotunda. But less than a mile away, at the Department of Education, fear and uncertainty…
Why the emeritus head of schools in the north and south thinks we should revisit the drinking age.
How your kid can find the right social fit.
Planning and discipline are key to navigating the medical school admissions cycle, experts say.