That joyfulness can extend even to the more mundane lessons, like learning new vocabulary, which historically has involved ...

“I love you more than cupcakes — and sheep," she said. “Sheep is her favorite animal,” Ava’s mom, April Shattuck, interjected from across the room. “But I love you the most,” Ava continued. A portrait ...

As the saying goes, “All I really need to know, I learned in kindergarten.” For one group of students attending Union Elementary School in the 1970s, the most important lesson they learned was ...