Because of deadlines, the election results were unknown at the time this column was written. But win or lose, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and his army of supporters for the ballyhooed Pre-K 4 SA ...

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Sold to San Antonio through a million-dollar campaign blitz, Mayor Julián Castro's promised innovative preschool program purported to raise the standard of excellence so high that it would become a ...

The program was evaluated by the San Antonio-based firm Edvance Research on six categories: cognitive, math, literacy, oral-language, physical, and social-emotional. In the first three categories, ...

A newly released study shows that Alabama students who attend the state’s First Class Pre-K program are more likely to be proficient in reading and math in later grades. The Alabama Department of ...

These pupils pack a lot into their school days -- math, science, language arts, computer class, music, a foreign language, community service projects, and, of course, naps. And why not? They aren't ...

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 ...

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 ...