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.

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Many California parents dreaded returning to remote learning last fall, but they did it ...

Kindergarten classrooms nationwide have changed dramatically since the late 1990s and nearly all of these changes are in the direction of a heightened focus on academics, particularly literacy, ...

EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...

For 20 kindergartners at Parr’s Ridge Elementary School, the morning is packed with singing and dancing, playing an alphabet game with sticks, and cutting big oval shapes out of paper. And while these ...

Research by Stanford scholars shows that access to public preschool improves diagnosis rates and support for developmental ...

Campaigning for the presidency in 2008, Barack Obama pledged to help states implement taxpayer-funded universal preschool--preschool for all.[1] The President's early education plan, for which he has ...

Educator Ruth Mork teaches kids about clocks — from sundials to cuckoo clocks to roosters. Ruth Mork introduces clocks of all kinds — sundials, candle clocks, hourglasses, cuckoos, even a rooster! She ...

School District of Philadelphia officials are urging families to register their children for kindergarten and pre-K soon.