Almost 20 years ago, psychologist Ellie Brown was looking to do research on a Head Start preschool program, to examine how it affected kids from low-income families. Brown, a professor of psychology ...

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If you have school-age kids, you may have heard of the “summer slide,” a phenomenon in which students lose some of the learning they achieved in the previous school year over the summer break. The ...

Enrolling your children in a summer reading program is a great way to keep them engaged while they are out of school. (U.S.

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – There is a growing push in Hartford to get more children enrolled in early learning centers across the city. “Good, everything is good. Yeah so he enjoys it so far,” said Amanda ...

It's a sweltering summer day in early July, and 13-year-old Ra'laya Myers is thrilled to be at school in North Philadelphia. "Everybody is like, literally, family here," she says. "It's a safe space." ...

As summer approaches, many parents worry about “summer slide,” a term used to describe the learning loss that can occur when children are out of school for an extended period. Research from ...