Two organizations that advocate for early childhood education — Defending the Early Years and Alliance for Childhood — issued the report titled “Reading in Kindergarten: Little to Gain and ...

The report evaluates student skill in the fall and spring of their kindergarten year. Non-TK students did catch up to their peers towards the end of the school year. Quick says that suggests that ...

As more early-childhood education advocates call for universal pre-K, it’s interesting to note that less than third of all states even require full-day kindergarten. The newly updated report ...

Maryland continues to get a passing grade for preparing its youngest learners for kindergarten, but a new report finds a slight decline.The Maryland State Department of Education report represents ...

Only a third of Indian Prairie District 204 kindergarten students and 37% of ... according to the results of a new state assessment report. While statewide just 26% demonstrated readiness in ...

Children in Springfield who attend a formal preschool program are significantly more prepared to learn once they get to kindergarten than those who don't, according to a report released Tuesday.

1. As a result, the agency recommends not changing the state law. The report also said the kindergarten age shouldn’t be lowered. The AOE consulted 13 stakeholders from six education ...