It was all fun and games (and finger painting and singing and dancing) in preschool, but kindergarten is a different ball game. Knowing whether or not your kid is ready for the structure and ...

Students play with bubbles at Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach, a preschool serving children age 5 and under through a public-private partnership. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Yelena ...

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Universal TK provides a free, high-quality preschool option for all California families with 4-year-olds. This is critical in terms of access and affordability and ensures that more families can ...

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District joined students, staff, families and community partners Oct. 22 to celebrate ...

Four-year-old students learn how to learn in transitional kindergarten through play-based lessons. See how it works in San ...

Arroyo Grande’s Ocean View Elementary is breaking ground on new classrooms. “The last time this campus had a permanent classroom built was 1962, which was ironically, 62 years ago," Andy Stenson, ...

The principal at Harding University Partnership School says 136 students are enrolled so far in the Santa Barbara district's transitional kindergarten program for the upcoming year. Credit: Grace ...

Charter schools, defined: Charter schools are free, taxpayer-funded schools run by an independent nonprofit organization and are exempt from some of the laws that govern traditional public schools.

Signs reading “Save our TK” were placed in front of San Luis Coastal trustees as the board heard about impending budget cuts on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Sadie Dittenber [email protected] ...