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Almost 20 years ago, psychologist Ellie Brown was looking to do research on a Head Start preschool program, to examine how it affected kids from low-income families. Brown, a professor of psychology ...

PBS Kids shows have always leaned into the joy of literacy, whether children experienced it through alphabet lessons on Sesame Street or story time on Reading Rainbow. For the past decade or so, ...

Do your children love to go online, but not always to kids’ websites? Online learning websites for kids are a great way to ...

If you’ve found yourself feeling like you don’t understand your kids more and more recently, you’re not alone. According to a study by the Pew Research Center, 79% of Americans see major differences ...

On May 2, 2025, at the age of 30, the grant that funded much of PBS KIDS’ content—the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) (now defunct, too) and Public Broadcasting Service’s (PBS) Ready to ...

A new program aims to teach them how AI works, by getting hands-on. “This new AI technology—it’s very interesting to learn how it works and understand it more,” says 10-year-old Luca, a young AI model ...

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For the past 30 years and with broad bipartisan support in Congress, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has funded competitive Ready to Learn (RTL) grants, authorized under the Elementary and ...

Children everywhere start out similar, but culture shapes how sharing, honesty, and cooperation grow over time.