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Sept. 20, 2024
Reading by 9
Transitional kindergarten teaches kids fine motor skills, cooperation and literacy through play-based learning. Here’s what to expect as school starts.
Aug. 20, 2024
Movies
Directed by Carlos Saldanha, this adaptation of a classic children’s book makes some odd decisions, but the Tom Hanks “Big” magic never materializes.
Aug. 2, 2024
Climate & Environment
California has placed the Tule groundwater subbasin on probationary status, a step that brings additional state oversight, new fees and reporting requirements.
Sept. 21, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Amazon is launching advertisements on its Prime Video streaming platform early next year in the U.S. and several other countries, plus — for $2.99 more a month — an ad-free option.
Sept. 22, 2023
For the last 70 years, Wilmington residents have faced off to become the blue-collar community’s honorary mayor. The winner gets a two-year term that offers no salary, no staff and no political power.
Sept. 18, 2024
From the guitarron and the requinto to the guiro and the tololoche, these are some of the instruments responsible for música Mexicana’s distinct qualities.
Sept. 19, 2024
Here’s what happened when a fifth-grade teacher teamed with colleagues to create comprehensive climate lessons that could be incorporated in every subject they taught.
Sept. 15, 2024
Opinion
If Gov. Newsom vetoes SB 1047, the forces of anti-regulation — AI companies — will have little incentive to work on alternatives.
Food
Chipotle debuts “Autocado,” an avocado-peeling robot and an automated bowl assembly line