In just over a week, hundreds of 5-year-olds across Lancaster County will trot into school carrying colorful backpacks emblazoned with their favorite cartoon characters. They'll recite the alphabet ...

New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But being ready for school involves a lot more than a child’s ability to count or recite ...

The days when kindergarten focused on playing and finger painting may be waning, as early-learning classrooms devote significantly more attention to preparing students to read, according to a new ...

That is, if they don’t know those things before they start school in the fall. Public school districts and private schools have started registering next year’s kindergarten class. Teachers want ...

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