This fall, millions of 5-year-olds donned backpacks full of school supplies for the first time as they headed off to kindergarten. Depending on where they live, however, these children are having ...

As school districts across Washington integrate the new Common Core State Standards in reading and math into their curricula, some kindergarten teachers say the standards are squeezing out other ...

Recently published research is calling Common Core developmentally inappropriate for young learners — something a local pediatric occupational therapist and mom has been saying in her fight against ...

A kindergarten teacher in California, spoke with the WSWS about the impact of the Common Core curriculum and testing regime on students and educators. At the first staff meeting in September, our ...

This is the second in a two-part series. Part one can be found here. The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for math is one of ...

In Southwest Florida classrooms — and many others across the country — kindergarten in the era of Common Core has evolved into something that feels more like first grade. Educators are feeling the ...

In math, kindergartners focus on learning numbers and what numbers represent, then learn about addition and subtraction. Students also identify and work with shapes. In English, students learn the ...

DURHAM -- Another discussion on all-day kindergarten got the wheels turning at a recent Board of Education meeting but it's still uncertain if members will give it the green light. With the budget ...

Common Core has been discussed from a number of angles from how much data it requires school districts to collect to whether or not it takes away the chance for school districts and teachers to ...