A bill moving through the California Legislature would assess students as early as kindergarten on math. It's part of an ...

Proficiency by grade 3 is linked to long-term academic and life outcomes, making early identification of struggling students key.

Starting Kindergarten is a major milestone on a student's academic path, but not all students have an equal starting point. Those early differences can have critical implications for whether students ...

The vast majority of students won’t take algebra until middle or high school. But teachers can start laying the groundwork for this pivotal class a lot sooner, some researchers say—and instilling ...

California's proposed Senate Bill 1067 mandates early math assessments for kindergarteners to address low proficiency rates.

The days when kindergarten focused on playing and finger painting may be waning, as early-learning classrooms devote significantly more attention to preparing students to read, according to a new ...

Kindergarten classrooms nationwide have changed dramatically since the late 1990s and nearly all of these changes are in the direction of a heightened focus on academics, particularly literacy, ...

New study examines early indicators that can help educators better support students before achievement disparities become harder to address BOSTON, June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting Kindergarten ...