One of the first times New Orleans kindergarten teacher Molly Mansel gave her class a computer-based standardized test last fall, the 30 5-year-olds didn’t know how to take it. The children, raised in ...

The only thing about kindergarten that hasn't changed is what it takes to get in. "I always say kindergarten is what first grade used to be," said Jennifer Basey, a kindergarten teacher at Woodrow ...

If all goes according to plan, public school testing will drum out any vestiges of creativity by the start of first grade. Credit: Erin Althea It was the fourth week of school—day 21, to be exact—when ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - On Wednesday, March 11, parents will gather at the Public Museum to learn more about the kindergarten choices available in Grand Rapids Public Schools. Parents can learn about ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A teacher recently raised concerns about testing with school board members, her concern focuses on kindergartners and the impact of too much testing. At Wednesday’s Knox ...

With school in full swing across the United States, the littlest students are getting used to the blocks table and the dress-up corner — and that staple of American public education, the standardized ...

The State Board of Education, the governor and the Legislature have an opportunity to right a wrong with Florida’s Voluntary Pre-kindergarten program. This program provides all 4-year-olds with 540 ...

A national push to make public schools more rigorous and hold teachers more accountable has led to a vast expansion of testing in kindergarten. And more exams are on the way, including a test meant to ...