In the not-too-distant past, the kindergarten classrooms at Pleasant Grove Elementary in Heflin, Ala., looked much the same as classrooms for older children. Desks were arranged in rows. Children ...

A federal grant program in the works to help states jump-start kindergarten-entry assessments is renewing debate among early-childhood educators about the benefits and pitfalls of evaluating young ...

In this 2012 file photo, teacher Jessika Evers meets with new kindergartner Delila Ortiz Ponce at Gilbert Park Elementary. Gilbert Park Elementary was one of the schools that piloted the kindergarten ...

Petal School District Assistant Superintendent Dede Smith is happy with how the district's kindergartners scored on the state's fall kindergarten readiness assessment — the primary purpose of which is ...

Dexter said she has about 20 volunteers, who work either as kindergarten teachers or as teachers at the district's Early Learning Center, who will administer the assessments. The deadline for ...

Oregon’s achievement gap between white students and children of color shows up in kindergarten, according to scores out Thursday. Harrison Park teacher Donna Shinagawa quizzes incoming kindergarten ...

JACKSON, MS (WDAM) - The Mississippi Department of Education released the results of of its fall 2018 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment on Friday. The percentage of Mississippi students scoring ...

With the state expected to launch a new kindergarten assessment in classrooms across Illinois later this year, several suburban school districts want waivers from the program, which they’re calling ...

Learning disparities based on race show up in kindergarten and persist, according to assessment data released Thursday by Oregon education officials. Four years ago, kindergarteners began taking tests ...

Black, Hispanic and Native American students are more likely than white or Asian students to struggle with reading – and that ...

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon state released results from their kindergarten assessment and found the numbers hadn't changed much from last year. The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and the Early Learning ...