Trucks, dolls and Play-Doh: Southern Lehigh aims for ‘purposeful play’ in new full-day kindergarten ...

I have a secret to share. I keep my nine-year-old son home from school every Monday to play outside and take karate. Marty’s wonderful teacher supports his weekly mental health day. I need one too.

BROOKLINE (CBS) - School is back in session, yet a summer debate over the way kindergarten should be taught continues in Brookline. During a school committee meeting this past June, teachers voiced ...

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...

After years of gradual expansion, California is making transitional kindergarten available for all 4-year-olds this fall. An additional grade before kindergarten, transitional kindergarten is meant to ...

Kindergarten classrooms across the country have changed. Researchers of this 2016 paper concluded that “kindergarten today is characterized by a heightened focus on academic skills and a reduction in ...