Millions of children will grab lunchboxes, backpacks and rolling bags and head to their first day of kindergarten this year. Some will go for a half day and some for a full. Some will attend private ...

Did you learn everything you needed to know in kindergarten? I sure hope not! If you learned everything you needed to know at 5 years old, you wouldn’t, in all likelihood, be reading this piece, ...

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Kindergarten has taken some getting used to for Walker Sheppard, who didn’t attend preschool or day care. Besides all the new rules to remember, there’s a new nightly routine: homework. “We spend ...

Understanding the importance of preschool students’ questions is key to guiding their learning experiences and fostering a ...

The research is clear. Academic training in kindergarten has no long-term benefit. In fact, it may cause long-term harm. It does not reduce the education gap between the rich and the poor, which is ...