The Los Angeles school board voted unanimously last week to start a full-day kindergarten program. Its district will join others around the country that have expanded such programs in recent years to ...

As one who taught kindergarten for over 20 years, I read with interest the article “A Question of Age, Ability” (Aug. 7). I believe the real problem is that we have lost sight of the purpose of ...

The transition into kindergarten has always been a big one for kids. And as this first year of elementary school has become increasingly academic, some parents wonder whether it’s best to enroll ...

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

Four of the six school districts on Long Island that offer half-day kindergarten are trying to convert to full-day programs, with funding for the change in proposed 2015-16 school budgets that go ...

The idea, known as “redshirting,” has downsides, but proponents say it could help close a persistent gender gap in education. By Claire Cain Miller Claire Cain Miller is working on a series of ...