Not long ago, I was a guest reader in the kindergarten class of a very special six-year-old in my life. It was a joy to share a favorite book with my guy, his classmates, and their wonderful teacher.

Why have the majority of districts in southeastern Minnesota gone to all-day, every-day kindergarten? Jerry Reshetar, superintendent of Grand Meadow public schools, said research consistently shows ...

Campaigning for the presidency in 2008, Barack Obama pledged to help states implement taxpayer-funded universal preschool--preschool for all.[1] The President's early education plan, for which he has ...