As a result of a new state law, California schools instituted transitional kindergarten to give 4-year-olds who were previously eligible for kindergarten an extra year to adjust to school and ...

Lois Hinkley started teaching kindergarten so she could work half days, giving her more time to spend with her daughter. Two years later, she found herself working full days again -- still teaching ...

Consider the humble lump of pink Play-Doh. To a parent, it’s a quick toddler playtime activity. But ask an early childhood educator about Play-Doh, and it’s a science experiment, an opportunity for ...

A $15 million state program to reimburse transitional kindergarten teachers for required professional development classes is struggling because too few teachers have signed up, and nearly a third of ...

Kindergarten classes in the city are the biggest they’ve been in more than a decade – and some parents say their kids are paying the price. There are 7,616 kindergarten students learning in classrooms ...