Every 4-year-old in California can now go to school for free in their local districts. The new grade is called transitional kindergarten — or TK — and it's part of the state’s effort to expand ...

Some teachers are making the switch from private preschools to transitional kindergarten. Others come from upper grades. Many ...

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Megan Sewell is caught in a dilemma. Without a job, she can’t afford day care. But without day care, she can’t find a job.

How can parents really prepare their kids for kindergarten? Take advice from a teacher who says parents need to do one important thing: “Tell your kid no.” “‘No’ is not a bad word,” Emily Perkins, a ...

“Don’t blink,” they say. But no matter how hard we try, we all do. I’m writing this as I’m also slowly coming to terms with the latest development: while shopping in Target, I can no longer get away ...

August is national Get Ready for Kindergarten month, so the AFRO spoke with a few educators and experts who specialize in how families can best prepare their children for kindergarten. Those experts ...

Imagine a world in which children go to preschool at the neighborhood elementary campus they plan to attend. The Santa Monica-Malibu school district already has. District officials last month unveiled ...

Be sure to accept your kindergarten offer to secure your child’s seat by the deadline. If you applied online, you can accept ...