Is your child ready to register for kindergarten? Here’s what experts look for | Education
New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But being ready for...
Kindergarten
Will this be the year California makes kindergarten mandatory?
The past few years, California has been all about the ABCs, 1-2-3s and the wheels on the bus, investing more...
CA legislators to try again to make kindergarten mandatory
By Carolyn Jones, CalMatters Dawn Payne, a science and music teacher at Buttonwillow Union Elementary, teaches the kindergarten class a...
Play-Based Learning in Kindergarten Is Making a Comeback. Here’s What It Means
Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if...
Inside transitional kindergarten: Where play, curiosity and early learning meet
When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a...
Considering transitional kindergarten for your child? Take a peek inside one ideal scenario
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