At Melbourne Elementary School in north-central Arkansas, time for science is a priority—even for the youngest students. Starting in kindergarten, teachers dedicate 30-40 minutes for the subject each ...

The annual back-to-school season is filled with high hopes for making new friends, meeting new teachers – and, from the view of many policymakers – promoting gains in science achievement. Scientific ...

No matter how well children are prepared for kindergarten, their transition to the classroom during the first few months plays a key role in their success, a new study suggests. No matter how well ...

Kindergarten classrooms nationwide have changed dramatically since the late 1990s and nearly all of these changes are in the direction of a heightened focus on academics, particularly literacy, ...