In New York City, kindergarten isn't mandatory or guarenteed for all. Last year 3,000 eligible city children weren't enrolled in Kindergarten, 2,000 of whom were turned down or placed on a waitlist by ...

Problems with planning an all-day kindergarten program surfaced inside and outside the board of education meeting room Tuesday night. Laurie Thulen, president of the Oliver Ellsworth School PTA, told ...

Whether it’s a ploy to squeeze more money for local schools out of town hall or not, early childhood advocates say Bloomfield’s decision this week to eliminate funds for all- day kindergarten to ...

But a closer look at that population shows that children from disadvantaged households aren’t picking up higher-level skills as quickly as their peers from more advantaged families. “We see a very ...

Harvard School District 50 parents have overwhelmingly embraced an all-day kindergarten option, which will necessitate a seventh teacher and rented classroom facilities. “Kindergarten enrollment is ...

A sixth full-day kindergarten class at Walker Intermediate School has been authorized by the Summit Hill School District 161 board, but no more such daylong programs are planned because of lack of ...

ATLANTA (CNN) -- Kindergarten isn't what it used to be. Not only is there more emphasis on language development and other skills, but new studies show a child's ability to get off to a good start in ...

Kindergarten teachers are trading finger painting for protest signs in their first strike since 2014, forcing hundreds of services to close after 17 months without a pay deal. Up to 2000 kindergarten ...