Here's how you can help your preschooler master the basics of math outside of the classroom. Ask your child to compare different groups of items, such as carrot sticks and apple slices, and to tell ...

In pre-kindergarten, children ages 3-5 develop a basic understanding of numbers and counting, and connect both to the idea of “how many.” Pre-k math tips work on recognizing, grouping, and comparing ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a five-year, $6 million grant to professors in the University at Buffalo Graduate School of ...

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Education researchers at UB and the University of California-Berkeley have received a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to evaluate a pre-school math curriculum ...

Students who attend the Georgia Prekindergarten Program are more likely to achieve in mathematics than those who do not attend pre-K, according to a new study. In the first longitudinal study to ...

For more than a year, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign for free preschool has focused to a great extent on expanding enrollment at an unprecedented clip. On Tuesday, his team will push a new agenda for ...

As a means to help preschoolers advance their math and literacy skills before entering kindergarten, Dallas Independent School District is putting 171 new specialty tablets into classrooms. The Hatch ...

The Maryland State Board of Education has voted to change the way math is taught in the state. Under the plan approved by the board, math curricula in the state’s 24 public school systems would be ...

The benefits of even high-quality preschool programs tend to fade over time, but extracurricular programs in early grades may help boost the good effects of early education after students start school ...