Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report. ASTON, Pa.— In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class, math lessons go ...

Kindergarten teachers report spending much of their math instructional time teaching students basic counting skills and how to recognize geometric shapes -— skills the students have already mastered ...

David Douglas officials and supporters joined Earl Boyles Elementary School students in December at a groundbreaking ceremony for the school's early learning wing and neighborhood center. (David ...

Local schools say many children are lacking important skills when they start kindergarten and it is putting them at a disadvantage. Kindergarten readiness assessments show, in some cases, more than ...

Kindergarten entry assessments—quick tests that are given to incoming students and are intended to help teachers tailor their instruction to a child’s specific needs—are used in close to ...

The University at Buffalo requires a Math Readiness Assessment (MRA) to determine readiness for students wishing to enroll in first semester calculus courses, MTH 121, MTH 131, and MTH 141. The UB MRA ...

For 20 kindergartners at Parr’s Ridge Elementary School, the morning is packed with singing and dancing, playing an alphabet game with sticks, and cutting big oval shapes out of paper. And while these ...

Philip S. Cicero is a retired superintendent of Lynbrook public schools and an adjunct professor of education at Adelphi University. There's a new testing movement on the horizon in New York State's ...

STAMFORD — Reading and math assessment scores for Stamford students improved in the middle of the school year and administrators are crediting the rollout of new curriculum and added intervention ...

A recent NWEA report highlights the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early elementary students' reading and math scores, revealing a concerning trend in academic performance.