EdSource · Hot classrooms, leaky roofs — one student’s fight for better school facilities When Laurel Parker, who directs preschool programs in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District southeast ...

English learners are more likely to become proficient English speakers if they enter kindergarten with a strong initial grasp of academic language literacy, either in their primary language or in ...

It’s that time of year when kindergartners proudly march across the stage to receive a certification of completion, enjoy the summer, and look ahead to 1st grade. This transition once represented a ...

Yelena Hagooli has done everything possible to give her 4-year-old son the best start in life. She took him to the library every week, fed him the healthiest foods, left her job to care for him, and ...

This study follows four English language learners as they make their way across their first year of pre-kindergarten in an English-medium school in the United States. It investigates, first, how each ...

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — The class of 2036 is getting registered for kindergarten! The School District of Palm Beach County is launching a bigger effort than ever before to make sure students are ...

Children from poor neighborhoods are less likely to have complex language building opportunities both in home and at school, putting them at a disadvantage in their kindergarten year, finds a new ...