Five Things Districts Can Do to Support High-Quality Kindergarten
District leaders hold many important levers for encouraging the adoption of high-quality, play-rich kindergarten programs.
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Five Things Principals Can Do to Protect Kindergarten’s Three Indispensables
What young students experience in school depends heavily on decisions the principal makes.
Five Things States Can Do to Support High-Quality Kindergarten and the Early Grades
Laws signal what matters, and funding, capacity, prepared adults, and aligned systems determine whether anything changes for children.
Five Places to Watch: Where Kindergarten Is Being Rediscovered
These bright spots show what's possible when leaders begin to establish the right conditions for young learners.
Transitions Don’t End at the Schoolhouse Door
Gwinnett County is a bright spot for transitions to kindergarten and beyond.
Five Things History Teaches Us About Kindergarten That Are Also Important Today
The kindergarten many of us picture faded in recent memory, not in the distant past.
Five Things to Know About High Quality in Kindergarten
There is a lot we need to rethink about kindergarten.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Parents Spur Changes for Kindergarten
Families in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina, show what is possible when parents create a movement advocating for playful and joyful kindergarten.
Transition into Kindergarten: Planning a Year Ahead
Kindergarten is already two months underway, but this conversation isn't about this year's students—it's about next year's incoming class.
High Quality Pre-K Starts with Supported Teachers: A Role for Curricula in Bridging Preschool and Early Elementary
The preschool years need to be followed by meaningful learning in early elementary grades.
Deeper Learning in Kindergarten
In the Great First Eight curriculum, children participate actively in project-based learning much of the day.
Making the Early Grades Matter
Learn about seven ways to improve kindergarten through grade 2.
Secretary Cardona Elevates Kindergarten and the Early Grades
The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) early learning focus has the potential to help states and school districts rethink kindergarten.