Springmeyer would like to see preschool offered at every public school, same as kindergarten, which is also an optional grade for Nevada students.

The researchers also reported more time spent with workbooks and worksheets, and less time devoted to music and art. Kindergarten is indeed the new first grade, the authors concluded glumly.

Deciding between preschool and transitional kindergarten isn’t easy for parents. Here’s how eligibility, structure and academic environment may differ.

But debating whether a kindergarten or preschool classroom should be play-based or academic is the wrong question, experts say.

California needs a lot more teachers and aides to fill transitional kindergarten classrooms, but advocates say early childhood educators who have the experience and desire to step into those jobs ...

Casillas’ classroom is one of Sacramento City Unified School District’s 33 Head Start preschool classrooms, a federally-funded program for families whose income marginally exceeds the federal ...

In a light and airy classroom at Early Partners preschool, in a renovated firehouse in New Orleans' Lower Garden District, three little boys are playing with blocks.

For example, some schools combine their TK and kindergarten classes until there’s enough 4-year-olds enrolled to fill a separate classroom. Is TK the same thing as pre-K? Fundamentally, yes.

Stratford had its highest preschool enrollment in several years, with officials saying the new Sept. 1 age cutoff could make it even higher next year.

Far fewer young children are attending public kindergarten and preschool programs this year, according to recently released data from the New Hampshire Department of Education. The decline is part ...