Early Childhood Education

A community organizing group wants St. Louis and St. Louis County to spend more money on early childhood education.In a report released Thursday, WEPOWER…

The lines of students snaking through the hall of the Affton preschool were squiggly.It will take some practice, just like how to use the bathroom and…

Paying for day care is one of the largest expenses per month for families. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average cost of infant child…

Setting children up for academic success is Annie Watson’s driving passion. The Kansas City, Missouri, native is the director of early education and...

One of the first major policy issues introduced in the Missouri General Assembly every year is K-12 education funding, which takes up a fifth of the state…

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson talked a lot about expanding early childhood education opportunities in the weeks leading up to his first State of the State…

After roughly six months as governor, Mike Parson is not only settling into the job — he’s charting out an ambitious policy agenda. In a wide-ranging…

People across the United States are focusing on the youngest in their communities during the National Week of the Child.Sponsored by the National…

Missouri is set to increase the amount it spends on public preschool, but education officials say even if the funds are put in the next budget, the small…

For seven years, Ackerman School music teacher Anthony Volkman has spent his summers creating the school's annual holiday program on a budget likely to…