In the not-too-distant past, the kindergarten classrooms at Pleasant Grove Elementary in Heflin, Ala., looked much the same as classrooms for older children. Desks were arranged in rows. Children ...

Kindergarten teachers report spending much of their math instructional time teaching students basic counting skills and how to recognize geometric shapes -— skills the students have already mastered ...

ELDERSBURG — Students stood along the edges of an oval rug in Cindy Stone’s kindergarten classroom at Eldersburg Elementary School Tuesday afternoon. “I know we just learned this, but what was the ...

Minnesota is planning to pilot a new kindergarten assessment this year. It is an observation-based tool during daily routines built into the regular school day. The assessment really focuses on ...