Learning through Play: Glacier Gateway program for 4-year-olds uses no technology, on purpose

In Kristy Orem's class a pair of boys are playing with plastic cups, building a fort. Another couple is playing with toy cars ...

Y Reads takes struggling kids from 'learning to read' to 'reading to learn'

Local YMCA Reads! program helps struggling kindergartners through fourth graders go from "learning to read" to "reading to ...
The Hechinger Report

State preschool program helps kids catch up — but many are missing out

In Union City, N.J., children at Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education sit with their teacher for a read-along. The full-day preschool, which operates during the school year, is ...
The Bulletin

Bend program provides after-school care for neurodivergent kids

Some children might attend Bend Park & Recreation District’s large after-school or summer programs and feel perfectly at ease. Others might feel overwhelmed and anxious. That’s where the BEAM program ...
The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle

South Hills Grandfriends program builds friendship across generations

Two Mondays a month, preschoolers from Temple Emanuel in Mt. Lebanon trek to neighboring Concordia of the South Hills for a ...
WHYY

Philly pilot program brings playful learning installations to affordable housing communities

Families and volunteers paint murals inside an affordable housing complex in North Philadelphia on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. The community paint day is part of an ongoing Live and Learn pilot program ...
WSB-TV

Library summer reading program keeps kids of all ages reading

ATLANTA — Those who are looking for some summertime fun on a budget can stop by their local library for books and much more. The Georgia Public Library Service says libraries are starting their summer ...