New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. The effort to ...

About two-thirds of California’s children ages 3 to 5 are considered to be “on track,” per new data, but measures of ...

While kindergarten is meant to be a gentle, low-stress introduction to formal schooling, it’s a critically important milestone for little learners, who are developing at an astounding pace.

While there's growing interest in assessing school readiness, education experts differ on what to measure and how. Here's ...