In Mary Benson’s kindergarten classroom, students carefully learn the basics of letters, words, reading, writing, adding and subtracting that will form a solid basis for their educational careers. The ...
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 ...
EdSource · School screen time is rising. California parents are asking where to draw the line This is the fourth in a series of stories on the challenges impacting California’s efforts to offer ...
This article about play-based kindergarten was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Subscribe to read this ...
Arroyo Grande’s Ocean View Elementary is breaking ground on new classrooms. “The last time this campus had a permanent classroom built was 1962, which was ironically, 62 years ago," Andy Stenson, ...
As the superintendent of Mesa Unified School District, Arizona’s largest school district, I enjoy visiting our full-day kindergarten classrooms on the first day of school. Imagine a room of ...
This is the second post in a series based on the new free online course, Design Thinking for Leading and Learning, offered through edX and taught by Justin Reich and other guest presenters from the ...
As California's transitional kindergarten program has expanded, more schools are providing all TK-classrooms rather than mixed TK and Kindergarten classes, according to a new study out this week, ...
Wamsley Elementary preschooler Gustavo Menchaca helped to build the future last week as he and his classmates participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new preschool and affective needs ...
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — Broken Arrow Public Schools is combating overcrowded kindergarten classrooms by combining multiple age groups in a classroom. At Aspen Creek Early Childhood Center, there are two ...