Michigan is unusual among the 50 states in allowing 4-1/2-year-olds to start kindergarten. In fact, many families, particularly those who can afford an extra year of preschool, hold back children ...

Franz said the staff and students enjoy the new tradition, which is unmistakably different from a customary kindergarten graduation ceremony. “We wanted an end-of-the-year activity that showed ...

Kindergarten students in the Sharon Springs Central School District are counting down to the end of the school year.

It’s a question parents have long had to answer: Should they send their child to kindergarten at age 5, or wait a year until they believe their child is ready? Last school year, one in 12 ...

The idea, known as “redshirting,” has downsides, but proponents say it could help close a persistent gender gap in education.