A federal grant program in the works to help states jump-start kindergarten-entry assessments is renewing debate among early-childhood educators about the benefits and pitfalls of evaluating young ...

In the not-too-distant past, the kindergarten classrooms at Pleasant Grove Elementary in Heflin, Ala., looked much the same as classrooms for older children. Desks were arranged in rows. Children ...

With the state expected to launch a new kindergarten assessment in classrooms across Illinois later this year, several suburban school districts want waivers from the program, which they’re calling ...

David Douglas officials and supporters joined Earl Boyles Elementary School students in December at a groundbreaking ceremony for the school's early learning wing and neighborhood center. (David ...

Oregon’s achievement gap between white students and children of color shows up in kindergarten, according to scores out Thursday. Harrison Park teacher Donna Shinagawa quizzes incoming kindergarten ...

A rigorous new kindergarten curriculum and assessment program in Montgomery County public schools has produced data showing significant gains in reading skills among the district's 9,000 ...