20160108_atc_why_kindergarten_is_the_new_first_grade.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1013&d=205&p=2&story=462279629&t=progseg&e=462360104&seg=17&ft=nprml&f=462279629 Listen • 3 ...

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, ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - It’s that time of year again - school registration ahead of summer break. For some parents, this will be the first time they register their children, and as many know, ...

The kindergarten I remember involved dinosaurs, finger painting and lots and lots of play time. A couple years ago, my wife and I sat with a friend who complained that her kindergarten son had ...

When you think back to your own kindergarten experience, it probably involved a half-day program and plenty of fun activities — finger painting, sand play and nap time. Likely the hardest parts were ...