This article is the first in a series of stories the Herald-Zeitung will pursue in 2026 surrounding the Early Matters New Braunfels initiative and the various challenges that ...

During Black History Month, we’re reminded that reading with babies is equity in action—building brains, strengthening bonds, and giving every child a stronger, more just start.

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Administered by the U.S. Census Bureau, the federal survey offers a glimpse into school readiness by collecting responses annually from thousands of parents and guardians on their children’s early ...

Children’s literature fans know Jon Klassen well as a creator of rule-breaking picture books and as an astute analyst of the words and pictures that undergird this art form. It should be no surprise ...

At Sunnymead Elementary School in Hillsborough Township, classrooms now come in all shapes and sizes — a storage room, a book ...

Nationally respected literacy leader brings decades of instructional, policy, and research expertise. BLUE BELL, PA, ...

From papier-mâché socks by artist Bernie Kaminski to a Victorian puzzle purse-inspired creation by Chappell Roan’s creative ...

Alvin Irby Barbershop Books, an organization whose award‑winning literacy programs celebrate, amplify, and affirm the ...

In The Librarians, her shift reads less like a conversion than like an estrangement. The community she thought she was serving suddenly treated her as a liability. Gore describes being angry at ...

It seems as if every household and classroom has at least one: the person who notices every detail, no matter how tiny. It’s a joy to be able to see what others miss, and a gift to share those ...

‘Aha Pūnana Leo has 12 preschool sites on five islands. (Photo courtesy: ʻAha Pūnana Leo, Inc.) ...