With school in full swing across the United States, the littlest students are getting used to the blocks table and the dress-up corner - and that staple of American public education, the standardized ...

MIDDLETOWN — Most Middletown children entering kindergarten need extra help in some areas of literacy, according to recently released state test scores. On average, most Middletown children score ...

EVERETT — On a quiet Valentine’s Day morning, a class of 4- and 5-year-olds at Jefferson Elementary took a seat on the classroom rug, each on a square that matches the color of their assigned desks.

EXCLUSIVE: The state’s youngest school students face more rigorous testing from the moment they enter the classroom so teachers can measure their capabilities in literacy and numeracy. The Saturday ...

When New York City unveiled a plan to subject kindergartners through second-graders in more than 30 schools to standardized tests -- previously reserved for children in third grade and up -- officials ...

Children in kindergarten with less knowledge of letters, weak awareness of sounds of consonants, or deficits in naming were at increased odds of being at risk for dyslexia in later grades. Researchers ...