As participation in publicly-funded preschool programs steadily grows and pressure ramps up on states to prove that those programs are preparing low-income children for kindergarten, measuring ...

The results from this year's kindergarten readiness assessment (KRA), is a preview of how prepared pre-schools are to learn.A new state report shows more students enter kindergarten understanding the ...

The only thing about kindergarten that hasn't changed is what it takes to get in. "I always say kindergarten is what first grade used to be," said Jennifer Basey, a kindergarten teacher at Woodrow ...

Preschool Promise is celebrating some positive academic data from last year while trying to find new ways to work with Dayton-area families this year despite a COVID-related enrollment decline. At a ...

LAKELAND, FL (WTSP) -- A Lakeland preschool director is speaking out against a new set of standardized assessments for her 4-year-old students, and refuses to administer them at the risk of losing ...

As states move to expand public preschool programs—and seek to measure their effectiveness—they soon will have new guidance on how to design assessment and accountability systems appropriate for young ...

The predictive significance of early childhood behaviors may have been underestimated by up to 50 per cent due to inadequate assessment procedures, a new study suggests. The predictive significance of ...

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) recently released assessment results dealing with kindergarten and pre-kindergarten readiness. Mississippi’s average scale score through 33,265 ...

Fewer 4-year-old children in Mississippi have the necessary skills to be considered ready for Kindergarten than two years ago, according to state testing results released Friday. Scoring for the state ...

Known for its High-Quality Early Educational Child Care Programs, The Brand Achieved a 28% Increase in Key Learning Domains from Fall 2024 to Spring 2025 Lightbridge Academy accelerates momentum with ...