A San Francisco Bay-area school has cut ties with “Woke Kindergarten” after nationwide backlash against the program’s curriculum and its founder’s statements. Glassbrook Elementary spent $250,000 in ...

Despite expanding eligibility requirements, California’s transitional kindergarten program showed declining rates of participation, according to a recent report by the Public Policy Institute of ...

April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses across California recover hundreds of pounds of unserved food from dining halls to serve to their hungry classmates. In the wake of the pandemic, which ...

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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 ...

The Ankeny school district announced Tuesday a new transitional kindergarten program for students who need extra time to develop social and academic skills and "bridge the gap" between preschool and ...

Incoming kindergarteners get an “on-ramp” to elementary school as part of Oregon's Jump Start Kindergarten Program. Four years ago this month, one of the most devastating wildfires in Oregon’s history ...

EAST ROCKHILL — The Pennridge School Board’s curriculum committee Monday, Feb. 3 unveiled a proposal for a full-day kindergarten program at all district elementary schools. The proposal would phase in ...