How ‘Sesame Street’ Found Itself Caught Up In Class Warfare
There’s something odd about ‘Sesame Street,’ a show developed specifically to boost low-income kids, keeping its content behind a paywall for nine months.
How Illinois Schools Teach Preschoolers To Celebrate Transgenderism
To get a sense of what all Illinois public schools must begin teaching children starting next year, one can look at LGBT curriculum developed this summer in a wealthy Chicago suburb, as well as Advanced Placement history classes.
Why Democrats’ Plans For Nationalizing Child Care And Preschool Will Help No One
Just like education, traffic laws, and trash pickup, child care is a local issue, best handled by people closest to the action.
Children Don’t Need ‘Day Care For All,’ They Need Their Mothers
Presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris want to nationalize not only the energy, education, health care, construction, manufacturing, and transportation industries, but also families.
Why Preschool Doesn’t Usually Do Much Good For Small Children
Placing kids in the care of trained professionals with abundant resources instead of a parent with bad habits should reverse their downward trajectory. Why doesn’t it?
Study Finds Kids Who Attend Government Preschool Learn Less, Misbehave More
Despite a far stronger research record and far lower costs to taxpayers, other activities are not encouraged at anywhere near the level of government preschool programs.
Virginia Considers Making Parents Train For 30 Hours To Help At Their Kids’ Preschool
My wife simply can’t take nearly a week off work to complete the mandatory training Virginia social services is contemplating for parents who want to help at their kids’ preschool.
Why Putting Kids In School At Younger Ages Is Bad For Them
Allowing young children to learn naturally through play, rather than in academic settings, is better for their academic growth long-term.
The Internal Monologue Of A New Mom Making Mom Friends
Wait, how do you make friends? I used to do that! I know how to do that, right? Should I introduce myself?
Economist: Public School Should Start At Birth Because So Many Families Are A Mess
Most programs for small children are targeted at those age four and older, which is too late to affect crucial language development, James Heckman says.
Democrats Debate Preschool: Should It Be Fascist Or Socialist?
Federal funding for preschool is a 1950s answer to 2016’s needs. That means it will create more problems than it solves.
Sending Government Agents Into People’s Homes Won’t Fix Preschool’s Failures
Government programs to fix home failures have never been successful, and they create the opposite kind of ecosystem than the one our country truly needs.
Ultimate List Of Lesser-Known Preschool Read-Aloud Books
Let’s focus on some less-heralded — yet still highly praised — read-aloud books for the three- to five-year-old preschool set.
How To Pick The Best Preschool Environment For Your Child
The research on preschool doesn’t match conventional wisdom. But it does match timeless common sense.
Obama Takes Childcare Choice Away From Poor Parents
Next from President Obama’s government by fiat: expanding and centralizing federal control over childcare and preschool.
The Trouble With Kids Today
The kids of today’s working class have it worse in so many ways that climbing the socioeconomic ladder has become dauntingly difficult.
Notes From The Playground
If a small child swings alone on a playground and nobody who loves him is nearby to help him to a thrilling ride, does his yearning for that ride disappear?
Government Preschool Is Really About Re-Engineering Society
New York City’s inflexible preschool program is angering families because it doesn’t meet their needs. But it does meet central planners’ desires.
President Obama Pushes Pre-K And ‘Free’ College Because He’s Got Jack For K-12
Politicians pushing everyone to extend tax-paid education should explain why thirteen years isn’t enough.
Ten Classic Toys Every Child (And His Parents) Wants For Christmas
Trying to avoid yet another stuff blizzard this Christmas? Slip this tried-and-true classic toy wishlist into your parents’ paws.
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