TK programs in California are designed to prepare 4-year-olds for elementary school by combining play-based learning with ...

After years of gradual expansion, California is making transitional kindergarten available for all 4-year-olds this fall. An ...

Practical tips for helping families understand what their kids are learning amid the seeming chaos of a preschool classroom.

Kindergartners are struggling with self-control—a key indicator of kindergarten readiness. Is more unstructured play a ...

California has fully rolled out universal transitional kindergarten (TK), making every 4-year-old in the state eligible for ...

The start of a new school year brings new changes to California public schools, with transitional kindergarten now ...

In June, kindergarten teachers raised important questions about the balance between play-based learning and developing foundational literacy skills in kindergarten.

Steve Oates is leading the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County district to embrace more play-based learning in kindergarten, counter to a major trend of making early-childhood education more academic. He ...