New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. The effort to ...

The “modified kindergarten curriculum” would remain a “curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate,” which, according to the governor’s office, would “prioritize play as a form of learning ...

Kindergarten “redshirting”—when a parent decides to delay the start of their child’s academic career by a year—was once largely a choice made by higher-income parents of white boys. But the COVID-19 ...

Kindergarten readiness paves the way for future academic milestones like learning to read. Texas leaders want to see ...

Seven months into the school year at Linwood Holton Elementary, in Richmond, Virginia, Jenna Conway’s daughter takes a more relaxed approach to virtual kindergarten. Credit: Jenna Conway The Hechinger ...

Desks sit socially distanced in a kindergarten classroom ahead of the fall semester at Rogers International School on Sept. 3, in Stamford, Conn. Desks sit socially distanced in a kindergarten ...

As pressure to raise scores on standardized tests has trickled down to the lower grades, kindergarten and even pre-kindergarten classrooms have focused more on academic skills. But debating whether a ...

An initiative aims to address kindergarten readiness in Elkhart County where more than half of kindergarteners aren't ready by the time they start school.Tonigh ...

The California governor tripled early childhood funding and expanded TK to all 4-year-olds. But preschools are closing, making infant care harder to find.