COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Lawmakers in the Ohio House of Representatives want to eliminate the state’s primary measure of whether children are ready for kindergarten. In the House-passed version of the ...

For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office. With concerns rising about lagging childhood ...

It’s no longer enough for students to show up to kindergarten able to tie their shoes and share classroom toys. With formal reading instruction starting earlier than ever, kindergarten readiness ...

And he recently performed well enough on a kindergarten readiness test to gain early admission to the Omaha school district’s Adams Elementary, even though his mid-October birthday is two months past ...