Robin Shulman

Principals used to managing older children often don't know what to expect from their new pre-k classrooms. A workshop offers tips.

New York City has hired more coaches to help pre-k teachers.... but are there enough of them to ensure quality?

New York and New Jersey are getting a combined $42 million in federal grants to support pre-k programs, including in New York City.

High school activists are demonstrating, launching Facebook campaigns, and teaching others as the impact of the Eric Garner grand jury decision ripples through their lives.

Thousands of pre-kindergarten classrooms opened in New York City this fall. But WNYC found that just a few months later at least a handful are closing their doors.

It's all about the music. Pre-kindergarten teachers in New York City are learning new songs to teach science, new vocabulary and other complicated topics. 

Some pre-k students recently got report cards with their skills graded on a one to four scale. Now, education officials say that might not be such a good idea. 

There are now more than 53,000 students enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs across the city.

Many directors of private pre-k programs in New York City are paying their teachers less than the recommended amount because, they say, they don't have a dime to spare.

Across New York City, pre-k programs in vastly different neighborhoods say the average reimbursement rate leads to varied bottom lines, and some are struggling to make ends meet.

Two respected research firms and NYU experts assess what’s working and what’s not after New York City more than doubled the number of free pre-k seats.

 pre-k but workers are counting carefully because the future of the city's planned expansion depends on it.

There are still a lot of empty pre-kindergarten seats so education officials have extended the deadline for programs to report their final enrollment numbers.

Ruby Miree is learning to teach four-year-olds as she juggles night classes, test prep and her responsibilities at home.

In week two of New York's pre-k expansion, some programs face huge waiting lists while others struggle to fill empty seats.

As more than 51,000 New York City children started pre-kindergarten, the mayor promised to follow up with training and oversight to maintain quality in the newly expanded system.

Mayor de Blasio said his initiative to expand the number of pre-k seats in New York City is foremost on his mind. It can't just be good, he said, "It has to be great."

The centerpiece of the de Blasio administration saw a setback Tuesday with the announcement that nine new pre-k programs were closing and another 36 face delayed openings. 

Mayor de Blasio deflected concerns about pre-k readiness by trumpeting high preliminary enrollment numbers and his team's effort to offer thousands of new seats.

Educators at a Washington Heights school told parents what they can do to help their kids get a leg up in the race to narrow the gap between them and their more affluent counterparts.