As we kick off our yearlong celebration, read how it all began back in 1993.

A recent study found that children in low-income neighborhoods on average start kindergarten 60% behind peers from more affluent communities.

Becky Bidwell-Hanson, Jumpstart's National Program Manager, shares her favorite New Year’s tradition with an educational twist for the whole family.

Thanks to you, we read with 2,385,305 adults & children as part of Jumpstart's Read for the Record® 2012 - our biggest & best campaign yet.

Jumpstart was featured on American Graduate Day on PBS, where we championed high-quality early childhood education as a solution to America's dropout crisis.