Every fall from 2013 to 2019, incoming Oregon kindergartners met one-on-one with their teachers, for gentle state-mandated checks on their literacy and math skills. The meetings, which took place ...

Researcher says pre-K helps with basic skills but not curiosity and problem-solving Early childhood researcher Dale Farran says we failed to preserve kindergarten as a gentle introduction to school ...

It’s Hechinger’s very own Decision Week! This week, we’re asking you to decide to support our nonprofit newsroom, just like prospective college students will soon decide which institution they will ...

Recent educational reforms have led to two fundamental changes in kindergarten classrooms. Firstly, there has been a surge of play-based learning. Play, now shown to be beneficial both for academic ...