Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of children will grab lunchboxes, backpacks and rolling bags and head to their first day of kindergarten this year. Some ...

Illinois data show pre-K builds social-emotional skills and boosts kindergarten readiness; North Greene reports 94% of ...

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Filling a child’s new backpack with a box of crayons and school supplies is part of the bittersweet ritual of preparing a kindergartener for the first day of school. What parents may not realize is ...

LA HABRA – Dozens of youngsters – and many of their moms – got their first taste of elementary school Wednesday during the annual Kindergarten Kickoff at the Children’s Museum at La Habra. The event ...

In California, by 2025-26 all 4-year-olds will be eligible for universal TK. Many districts have already enacted the program, including the Los Angeles school system. Many parents are unsure if they ...

Persistent gaps in kindergarten readiness between children from low-income families and their higher-income peers — which have continued as ongoing achievement gaps in later years — appear to be ...

Steve Oates, a veteran teacher of 1st-graders, has been leading an initiative to bring play back to kindergarten classrooms in North Carolina’s Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school district. The effort ...

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

Sacred Heart Schools Chicago has an exciting addition: a preschool makeover! Designed with a focus on fun, purposeful play and social-emotional growth, the preschool has moved from its current ...

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