about an hour south of Grand Rapids, preschool teacher Julie Beck helps a little girl draw a rainbow with crayons. Nearby, longtime assistant Norma Silva kneads Play-Doh with the children.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the rate is three times more for preschoolers than children in K-through-12, and educators are sounding the alarm. At a community briefing ...

There are rainbows in space. Well, sort of – these phenomena are reflected sunlight from interplanetary dust around the sun.