For most teachers, last week meant the end of the school year. But for some teachers, it was the end of a career – and so much more. “I think it’ll hit me more in September because I’m used to having ...

Early-childhood advocates have been concerned for some time that the academic expectations of elementary school are filtering down to kindergarten. Now, there’s a bit of pressure from the other ...

Kindergarten might be the new 1st grade but it is still too easy. A forthcoming study in the peer-refereed American Educational Research Journal finds that students make bigger gains in reading and ...

That is, if they don’t know those things before they start school in the fall. Public school districts and private schools have started registering next year’s kindergarten class. Teachers want ...

Starting school is typically a fun and exciting time in any child's life. Kindergarten is often the first experience kids will have with classrooms and regulated schedules. The transition to ...