How One North Carolina District Leader Put Play First
As a district leader in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, N.C., schools, Steve Oates has made engaging classrooms for young learners a priority.
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January 28, 2015
Bill Would Make Kindergarten Mandatory in Mississippi
If a measure currently before the state's legislature passes, Mississippi will become the 16th state to require that children attend kindergarten.
January 15, 2015
To Read Or Not To Read? That Is The Kindergarten Question
A new report out by the advocacy organization Defending the Early Years calls the Kindergarten common-core standard that children should be able to read emergent texts developmentally inappropriate.
December 11, 2014
State Early Literacy Policies and Changes to Watch for in 2015
Where do things stand now in terms of how many states have required reading assessments, interventions, and retention?
December 01, 2014
Georgia to Create New Kindergarten-Entry Assessment
Plans call for a new assessment, known as a "kindergarten-entry profile," to be introduced statewide in 2017.
November 25, 2014
Full-Day Kindergarten Offers Students Critical Advantage
Children in full-day kindergarten programs made much bigger leaps in early reading skills than their schoolmates attending traditional half-day programs, according to a new University of Virginia study.
September 18, 2014
As Preschool Ascends, Is Kindergarten Being Left Behind?
A patchwork of laws and policies govern kindergarten policy nationwide, illustrating a disconnect from the current focus on preschool expansion.
September 12, 2014
Study: Older Kindergartners Go On to Achieve More AP Test and College Success
The research, conducted by the College Board, showed that students with earliest birthdays in their kindergarten cohort were more likely to take and pass Advanced Placement tests and graduate from college in 4 years.
June 19, 2014
Buffalo, N.Y., Makes Kindergarten Compulsory for Young Students
School leaders in the 34,000-student district are hoping to boost school readiness and enrollment in prekindergarten classes by enacting the measure.
April 01, 2014
More States Require Kindergarten Entrance Exams, Database Shows
The Education Commission of the States reports that more than half of the states and the District of Columbia now require children to take kindergarten entrance assessments.
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