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Researchers examined three types of preschool environments that children attended before entering elementary school: public school pre-K, center-based daycare programs, and home-based childcare providers participating in the Early Learning Coalition.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

My dad is from England, and naturally there are a number of photos of me wearing a hand-me-down West Ham United jersey to elementary school.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

In the elementary school years, their trajectories diverge.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Your editorial also points to the “fadeout” finding from the Head Start Impact Study: early test-score gains diminished by elementary school.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

In the complex math of elementary school, I was a whole number, not a fraction.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson



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