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 ...

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EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room This is the fourth in a series of stories on the challenges impacting California’s efforts to offer high-quality instruction to all ...

Students at a San Francisco Bay-area elementary school — where officials hired a for-profit company called "Woke Kindergarten" to train teachers — are continuing to struggle with some of the lowest ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

Despite expanding eligibility requirements, California’s transitional kindergarten program showed declining rates of participation, according to a recent report by the Public Policy Institute of ...