Wrapping up the final days of my daughter’s Kindergarten year has stirred up a full spectrum of emotions for both of us. It has been an amazing year filled with an abundance of growth, both ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

If your child has a summer birthday and has just recently turned five-years-old, you may find they still feel very young to you and wonder if they are truly ready for the big transition to ...

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With the start of the school year looming, some parents will choose to delay the start of their child’s educational experience, keeping them in day care or out of school entirely for another year. As ...

Early childhood education, especially kindergarten, is crucial for developing literacy skills and a positive attitude towards learning. A strong foundation in phonics and literacy in kindergarten is ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Even as families continue to take stock of pandemic-triggered learning loss and emotional upset, California is expanding an early childhood ...

Students Makena Kinoti, left, and Temma McCord practice writing with Yasmin Kudrolli, a transitional kindergarten teacher in Oakland, Calif. Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

After several failed attempts, California lawmakers are once again working to mandate that children attend kindergarten, with the state Assembly passing a bill Tuesday to make it compulsory. The bill ...

Kelly Klein, a 30-year teaching veteran, is battling ovarian cancer. When Kelly Klein, a kindergarten teacher in Minnesota, first battled stage 3 ovarian cancer five years ago, she had to take off ...

No grade level suffered a steeper enrollment drop during the COVID-19 pandemic than kindergarten, driven by what many parents saw as the futility of placing a 5-year-old in front of a computer all day ...

A Union County school district is trying to take a big step toward full-day kindergarten for all students on Tuesday. Cranford voters are being asked to approve a $75 million school construction bond ...