The findings raise questions about the ability of publicly funded preschool to narrow achievement gaps. Educational consultant Rachel Valentino found “quality gaps” between preschool ...

The scores tell her, and other educators, that the achievement gap that exists in Anne Arundel County Schools begins and should be tackled at a young age. “Early childhood, preschool and ...

By closing the educational access gap, Preschool 4 Success helps students increase their achievement scores. But, how the program is funded is now up to the Minnesota Legislature. Students who ...

The investigators found that kindergarten children with better EF displayed greater reading, mathematics and science achievement, as well as fewer externalizing and internalizing problem behaviors ...

Inequities in science and math achievement begin as soon as students enter school, a new study shows—a finding that suggests schools should be providing earlier support and encouragement for ...

If kids are coming in unprepared, if basic needs are not met when they’re coming into kindergarten, the achievement gap doesn’t start in grade three. “It starts when they’re born.

An innovative program that supports parents and teachers of public school pre-kindergarten students improves early academic achievement, according to a new study published in the April 15 online ...

A new study led by researchers at Canada’s Universite de Montreal and Universite Sainte-Anne advocate that a good start at kindergarten can lead to better achievement over long-term, for a child.

The EQAO study finds that younger students were less likely to be considered “on track” in kindergarten ... and achieve higher levels of achievement in later grades,” he said.