Just a few months after California overhauled the way it teaches children to read, a new bill takes on math education.

In one Hemlock Elementary School kindergarten classroom Thursday morning, it was business as usual. Students modeled letters of the alphabet using Play-Doh, learned about the months of the year and ...

The Peninsula School District launched the first session of its Transitional Kindergarten program in January. This program brings an opportunity for children to get a head start on learning before ...

Major literacy investment: The Early Literacy Act allocates $70 million for literacy coaches in every elementary school and mandates kindergarten before first grade. Math focus expanded: The Math ...

A new buzzword in educational circles is “transitional kindergarten.” This term is for a class in traditional education that ...

EVERETT — On a quiet Valentine’s Day morning, a class of 4- and 5-year-olds at Jefferson Elementary took a seat on the classroom rug, each on a square that matches the color of their assigned desks.

HOCKINSON — In groups of four, Shawn Spears ushered his young students to choose their adventure in the classroom Tuesday afternoon. Drawing, playing with dinosaurs, practicing cutting shapes — it ...