Many things in Lisl Christie's classroom at San Miguel Elementary School look just as they would in a typical kindergarten room. There's a map of the United States, a calendar showing the month and ...

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 ...

Farrah Wood’s two children had very different kindergarten experiences in Folsom Cordova Unified School District based simply on how much time they spent in class. Her older daughter had a full-day ...

As a result of a new state law, California schools instituted transitional kindergarten to give 4-year-olds who were previously eligible for kindergarten an extra year to adjust to school and ...

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My daughter's December birthday meant that she would be among the youngest in her kindergarten class. When you become a parent, time seems to warp into lightning speed. After years of infertility and ...

SUMTER, S.C. — When was the last time you saw your kindergarten classmates? Well, imagine seeing them 50 years after graduating kindergarten. In 1972, Mrs. Rose Ford's kindergarteners sat for a class ...