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 ...

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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Forget vague ideals. See how Bloom and Skinner help educators measure learning through observable behaviors, practical ...

Colorful phonic signs are posted in Toni Cuello’s kindergarten classroom to ... draw “deeper learning” of concepts. For example, science class might have a through line that goes from ...