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 ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this article used an incorrect title for Maud Abeel. She is a director for Jobs for the Future. A robust STEM education is becoming increasingly important as more jobs ...

Rising inflation heightens families' sensitivity to child care costs. Connect4Care Kids, a program by United Way for Southeastern Michigan, aids Wayne County families in discovering affordable child ...

An afterschool program provides academic support and a safe community for children of Churchill Downs backside workers, many ...

School is out, the mercury is climbing at a record pace, and young people across America are at risk of losing the reading and math skills they learned during the academic year. In an average year, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 8, 2025) — Save the Children and its advocacy arm, Save the Children Action Network (SCAN), are deeply concerned about the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to withhold ...

Tables and chairs arranged in a classroom. Senior Correspondent The after-school program disappeared from the Utah school where Jessica Langford sends her two older children, ages 7 and 9, in October ...

Merced College is bringing back the popular College for Kids summer program offering local youth hands-on enrichment as well as athletic opportunities designed to keep children curious, engaged, and ...

Ah, summer. Idyllic afternoons at the beach, evening outings to baseball games and road trips through the countryside to visit far-flung family and friends. Oh, wait. That’s not what your family’s ...