California teachers could get a last-minute reprieve from a law that requires them to take additional courses to teach transitional kindergarten. Assembly Bill 1555, authored by Assemblymember Sharon ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- More educators are recognizing the importance of early-childhood education, beginning with preschool. The proverb says, "Train us a child in the way he should go, and even when he is ...
Photographs by Eric Ryan Anderson, Gabriella Angotti-Jones, Chase Castor, George Etheredge, JerSean Golatt, Gavin McIntyre, Alyssa Pointer, Whitten Sabbatini and Zack Wittman Boys are falling behind ...
Consider the humble lump of pink Play-Doh. To a parent, it’s a quick toddler playtime activity. But ask an early childhood educator about Play-Doh, and it’s a science experiment, an opportunity for ...
How ironic to read the article “The Expectations for Kindergarten Have Changed. How Teachers Are Adapting ” (June 2, 2025) mentioned in the ISTE + ASCD SmartBrief newsletter. At the time I saw it, I ...
Early-childhood advocates have been concerned for some time that the academic expectations of elementary school are filtering down to kindergarten. Now, there’s a bit of pressure from the other ...
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -- Two Gurney Elementary School employees were recognized by the Chagrin Falls Schools with special awards at the district’s staff convocation Monday (Aug. 16). Justin Wise, a ...