While kindergarten is meant to be a gentle, low-stress introduction to formal schooling, it’s a critically important milestone for little learners, who are developing at an astounding pace.

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 ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. In the summer of 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the rollout of universal preschool ...

No doubt you’ve heard the list of the things we’ve learned in kindergarten. Not to discount the learning that happens at that age, but I think there are some important life skills that children learn ...

It’s that time of year when kindergartners proudly march across the stage to receive a certification of completion, enjoy the summer, and look ahead to 1st grade. This transition once represented a ...

Fewer than half of Gwinnett County Public School students enter kindergarten with the skills they need to begin learning in a formal school setting, the district has found. Statewide, it’s impossible ...

In California, by 2025-26 all 4-year-olds will be eligible for universal TK. Many districts have already enacted the program, including the Los Angeles school system. Many parents are unsure if they ...

Manteca Unified School District new student registration for the 2026-27 school year will open on Monday, Jan. 12.

The students in Zsa’Meia Nelson-White’s kindergarten class at Godley Station K-8 School are a bit sluggish on their last Monday of the school year. They muscle through their morning song despite ...