The first few weeks in a classroom can help set the tone for the rest of the school year. Building a sense of safety and belonging for young students early on is critical, said Berol Dewdney, a pre-K ...

The push to expand pre-kindergarten programs is on. Last school year, public pre-K programs received their biggest-ever boost in state funding. Enrollment in state pre-K programs nationwide increased ...

Berol Dewdney, a Baltimore pre-K teacher who is Maryland’s teacher of the year. The first few weeks in a classroom can help set the tone for the rest of the school year. Building a sense of safety and ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Hechinger Report spoke with Berol Dewdney, Maryland's 2023 teacher of the year, about how she spends time building routines ...