EditorialStudents in a pre-kindergarten class have lunch at Brookhaven Elementary School in Morgantown, W.Va., Oct. 12, 2021. (Christopher Jones/The New York Times)
EditorialStudents in a pre-kindergarten class eat lunch at Brookhaven Elementary in Morgantown, W.Va., Oct. 12, 2021. (Christopher Jones/The New York Times)
EditorialTawfiq Congo, a pre-kindergarten student, receivs a “Mathlete” certificate during the graduation ceremony at Sheltering Arms Harriet Tubman Early Childhood Education Center, a school in the Bronx, on June 25, 2021. (Amir Hamja/The New York Times)