Students who attended a public Montessori program for preschool have better short-term memories and reading outcomes by the end of kindergarten compared to their peers, according to a new study.

When the University of Virginia psychologist Angeline Lillard began studying Montessori education more than 20 years ago, she did not expect to find that approach to produced large, measurable ...

The first national randomized trial of public Montessori preschool students showed stronger long-term outcomes by kindergarten, including elevated reading, memory, and executive function as compared ...