For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office.

Yelena Hagooli has done everything possible to give her 4-year-old son the best start in life. She took him to the library every week, fed him the healthiest foods, left her job to care for him, and ...

As school bells are set to ring in the coming weeks, uneasiness can creep in for students and parents not knowing what the year will hold. Keeping up with lessons, making friends and learning basic ...

Experts say California isn't studying its own transitional kindergarten program, despite research that has shown a public preschool program doesn’t guarantee better outcomes.

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) When Sunny Lee’s son was ready for kindergarten in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic had just begun. His school in Pleasanton, ...

If a poem or storybook referenced adultery or killing in a kindergarten classroom, it would be removed immediately.

While there's growing interest in assessing school readiness, education experts differ on what to measure and how. Here's ...

Nearly half of South Dakota children under the age of 5 are not on the right track to start school and find early success in the classroom, a rate that puts the state near the bottom in school ...