This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report. ASTON, Pa.— In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and recognizing numbers. On a recent ...

Kindergarten classrooms nationwide have changed dramatically since the late 1990s and nearly all of these changes are in the direction of a heightened focus on academics, particularly literacy, ...

The days when kindergarten focused on playing and finger painting may be waning, as early-learning classrooms devote significantly more attention to preparing students to read, according to a new ...

As a UD pre-kindergarten to grade 5 major, you'll learn the knowledge and skills necessary to inspire young learners. The program integrates coursework in child development, content, preparation for ...

AbstractAnalyzing Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey—Kindergarten (ECLS-K) data, we examine how exposure to instructional practices influences math test scores at the end of kindergarten for children ...

Teachers’ valid observational assessments of children’s competencies in kindergarten are critical, as formal classroom testing is not prevalent. Controlling for SES and gender, hierarchical multiple ...

Children who struggle when they first begin school have a harder time catching up by Grade 3 than their more prepared peers according to a report released Tuesday by the Education Quality and ...

Brain Builders Academy, Chicago's leading S.T.E.A.M. early elementary school for ages 3–9, has launched a groundbreaking $10,000 money-back guarantee for its PreK3-4 program. The guarantee ensures tha ...

Racial and ethnic disparities in advanced math and science skills occur far earlier in the U.S. than previously known. Our new study finds that 13% of white students and 16% of Asian students display ...

Universal TK provides a free, high-quality preschool option for all California families with 4-year-olds. This is critical in terms of access and affordability and ensures that more families can ...