As lawmakers voted on a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol, a different kind of balloting was taking place a dozen miles away in ...

Preschools around the country are starting students early on civics education to raise good citizens and strengthen democracy ...

The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) Preschool teacher ...

These are lessons, teachers say, that can be difficult to draw from grown-up politicians — especially during a vitriolic campaign season. Preschool ... hours dedicated to free play.

(AP) — As lawmakers voted on a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol, a different kind of balloting was taking place a dozen miles away in a sun-filled Virginia preschool classroom. At stake ...

These are lessons, teachers say ... which runs more than 1,000 preschool centers globally and embraces democratic ideals in its early education approach. Around ages 3 or 4, a child is “starting ...