Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Daryl Austin is a Utah-based reporter who covers health and wellness. Once considered a luxury of the upper class alone, parents ...

Pre-K programs experienced their biggest boost ever in state funding and enrollment last school year, although the quality of the programs remains uneven, a new study concludes. There are about 1.7 ...

If state-funded preschool programs are in a race, then it’s clear that some states are approaching the finish line while others have lost momentum. So said Steve Barnett, director of the National ...

The first national randomized trial of public Montessori preschool students showed stronger long-term outcomes by kindergarten, including elevated reading, memory, and executive function as compared ...

More four-year-olds are enrolled in state-funded preschools than ever before, but the quality and availability of preschool programs have experts concerned about creating a system of haves and ...