The kindergarten year can be a critical one—setting the tone for students and influencing their academic success in elementary school and beyond. But of the 4 million children who will start ...

Kindergarten “redshirting”—when a parent decides to delay the start of their child’s academic career by a year—was once largely a choice made by higher-income parents of white boys. But the COVID-19 ...

As pressure to raise scores on standardized tests has trickled down to the lower grades, kindergarten and even pre-kindergarten classrooms have focused more on academic skills. But debating whether a ...

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 ...

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EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. This article also appears in San Diego Magazine. Sally Cox, an East County mother of two ...

From cutting and counting fruit to fun treasure hunts, CHALK Preschool's April Schafer shares her best tips to promote education at home As director of CHALK Preschool, April Schafer knows a thing or ...

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The president's executive order would push AI education in K–12 schools; the idea gets support from education experts, but raises concerns about how early students should learn about the technology.