Back in 2014, I ran a post titled, “A very scary headline about kindergartners,” which started this way: Rob Saxton is Oregon’s deputy superintendent of public instruction. Jada Rupley is the early ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CNS) -- New Kindergarten Readiness Exam results released by the state Department of Education show nearly half of students entering kindergarten are not prepared. Only 54 percent of ...

If all goes according to plan, public school testing will drum out any vestiges of creativity by the start of first grade. Credit: Erin Althea It was the fourth week of school—day 21, to be exact—when ...

Maryland Del. Haven Shoemaker, R-District 5, has proposed a bill that would place a moratorium on implementing standardized state testing in pre-kindergarten. Such testing is reportedly only in the ...

Robyn Noble is a public school kindergarten teacher in Providence, R.I., who has become alarmed at the excessive standardized testing of young children, as well as the design of the exams and what is ...

ANNAPOLIS — Several education bills, which would limit the amount of standardized testing in public schools during the academic year, and give assessments to only a sample of kindergarten students, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - On Wednesday, March 11, parents will gather at the Public Museum to learn more about the kindergarten choices available in Grand Rapids Public Schools. Parents can learn about ...

The findings underscore the need for more early childhood education opportunities across the San Antonio area, advocates say.