Los Angeles Times

Could phonics solve California’s reading crisis? Inside the push for sweeping changes

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...
Gothamist

Midtown kindergarten class gets ‘Wicked’ lessons – from show luminaries

The “Wicked” movie has won over fans around the world, but one kindergarten class in Midtown has scored a level of access to the hit musical that would make the most die-hard followers green with envy ...
MassLive

Why Springfield’s universal preschool, a state first, is proving to be a ‘game-changer’

SPRINGFIELD — Literacy Coach Lori Kyle uncapped a blue marker and held one of her 3-year-old pupil’s hands as they traced out her name, S-O-U-L-E-I-R-Y, on a whiteboard. Across the room, a pair of ...
LAist

California needs thousands of teachers for its preschool program. Here's what it's like to be one

Some teachers are making the switch from private preschools to transitional kindergarten. Others come from upper grades. Many ...

Kids and teenage teachers-in-training learn from each other at CareerTech preschool

Each week one CareerTech student serves as the head preschool teacher. They plan everything ahead of time before leading each class through the daily welcome routine, academic activities, story time, ...