Notions about how the American education system should function, from kindergarten to college, are changing. The very idea of constructs such as grade levels, and a rigid division between high school ...

Kindergarten enrollment in public schools decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and even three years later, it continues to lag. Some parents don't see the value in traditional kindergarten, while ...

California is one of 32 states that doesn’t require 5-year-olds to attend school. That could change this year.

“The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind–creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers and meaning makers. These people–artists, inventors, designers, ...

The bid to make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana, which has been tried before and failed, is about to spark controversy again. Backers say the requirement would dovetail with state efforts to ...

Paula Merrigan loves being a transitional kindergarten (TK) teacher so much she says she may never retire. She’d miss the wonder of a class filled with hugs, light bulb moments, and little ones who ...

In the wake of the pandemic, which shined a spotlight on the essential nature of early childhood education and care, universal transitional kindergarten is poised to become a reality in California.