As kindergarten becomes more academically intense, some schools in Wichita are incorporating self-directed free play — known among educators as purposeful play — into the daily schedule as a way to ...

The sizes of elementary school classes that have been allowed in Michigan conflict with what top policymakers say is best for learning.

With increased demands on Transitional Kindergarten (TK) students to enter school with the skills typically expected of ...

Alicia Lovejoy’s journey to working with kids in the classrooms — or rather, her journey back — is one she said is fully of personal growth and lots of support from family. Now, like many educators, ...

Being kind never gets old and it is the simple things that can make it better for everyone. A preschool is teaching kindness to educate little learners about the harms of bullying. The hope is ...

Hahaʻione Elementary School kindergarten and Japanese teacher Kylie Nakano has been honored for her early career work with the state Department of Education. The Teacher or Promise award honors a ...

In pursuit of big gains, students’ smaller successes can go unnoticed. Research suggests that’s a missed opportunity to spark ...

California needs a lot more teachers and aides to fill transitional kindergarten classrooms, but advocates say early childhood educators who have the experience and desire to step into those jobs are ...

According to a new RAND survey, over 80% of public school-based pre-kindergarten (pre-K) teachers use multiple curriculum ...

Sitting before a class of kindergartners, Paradise Elementary teacher Sara Tomison takes her time, asking the students what’s ...

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