Kindergarten can feel like as big a milestone for parents as it does for kids. Everyone is starting a new chapter, and there are likely feelings of excitement, nervousness, and maybe a few tears (for ...

“Kindergarten readiness” is a buzzy term, but experts say it’s leading to harmful (albeit well-meaning) approaches. Nearly half of 3 and 4-year-olds were enrolled in school between 2021 and 2022. Some ...

Pennsylvania is using a new kindergarten-entrance assessment this fall, and a review of the way it’s handling the project points to key challenges states face as they use tests to gauge what students ...

The findings are based on data from about 8,000 kindergartners who took a state-required Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) in 2018, 2019, and 2021—including 3,200 children who receive care ...

Ready or not, across the country, a new crop of kindergarteners has entered the K-12 school system. Their teachers will spend these early weeks determining where the 5- and 6-year-olds are ...

The first day of kindergarten is close and a solid kindergarten readiness checklist can take some of the guesswork out of the transition. Here is what parents are asking about routines, emotions, ...

Incoming kindergarteners get an “on-ramp” to elementary school as part of Oregon's Jump Start Kindergarten Program. Four years ago this month, one of the most devastating wildfires in Oregon’s history ...

South Carolina's Kindergarten Readiness Assessment measures children across four areas: Social Foundations, Language/Literacy ...

Sign up for EdSource’s free daily newsletter to stay ahead of what’s changing in California education. Persistent gaps in kindergarten readiness between children ...

Starting kindergarten can be a challenging time for children as many are leaving home and learning to interact with others for the first time. As such, it is important for kindergartners to receive ...

For decades, as wealthy parents invested more and more time and money on enrichment for their young children, students in poverty fell further and further behind. New research, however, suggests that ...

Escambia Children's Trust has set its sights on improving deplorable school readiness in Escambia County. These are the ...