In place of a "modified kindergarten curriculum" would remain a "curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate," which, according to the governor's office, would "prioritize play as a form of ...

Teachers can use these tools to promote discussions and help students move from concrete to abstract understanding of concepts.

California’s transitional kindergarten instruction should remain developmentally appropriate and prioritize play as a form of learning, the state emphasized in a proposed clarification of the ...

Utah wants 70% of students in kindergarten through 3rd grade to read at their age level, but only about half do. Students in ...

A new bill would require districts to screen for — and help — students falling behind in math in the early grades, just as they now do for students with challenges in reading.

With 70% of English learners speaking Spanish and the rest speaking Arabic, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Chinese and Korean, schools are hiring bilingual counselors and social workers ...

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But there are exceptions. Garden Grove Unified, which has a lot of lower-income students, is thriving. Can that continue?

What counts as “sensitive information” is not always obvious to children. Some examples, like a home address or phone number, are easier to recognize. Others depend on context. For instance, when a ...

Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana traditionally were America’s educational basement, but now they are showing blue states a ...

The Iowa City school district is anticipating about $6 million in budget reductions next academic year — and more cuts in subsequent years — after spending more on salaries than it could afford.

Rather, hope emerges in the most unlikely of places: three states here in the Deep South that long represented America’s ...