With the start of the school year looming, some parents will choose to delay the start of their child’s educational experience, keeping them in day care or out of school entirely for another year. As ...

California students who attended transitional kindergarten were more engaged in the learning process and better prepared for math and reading when they entered kindergarten than children who did not, ...

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More parents are putting off a child's kindergarten entry. May 26, 2013 — -- More parents are putting off a child's kindergarten entry so he or she will be a little older than the classmates.

Determining whether your child is the right age for kindergarten can be difficult. While most five-year-olds are ready to take the step to full-time classroom learning, some are not — and that’s OK.

Town meeting season is upon us, and a number of school districts around the state are considering adding full day kindergarten. Voters in Dunbarton will consider a 75 thousand dollar proposal to ...

Patti Ghezzi, a former AJC education reporter, works in university communications. She has a keen interest in education issues as this column on the changing nature of kindergarten demonstrates. By ...

After several failed attempts, California lawmakers are once again working to mandate that children attend kindergarten, with the state Assembly passing a bill Tuesday to make it compulsory. The bill ...