One of the first times New Orleans kindergarten teacher Molly Mansel gave her class a computer-based standardized test last fall, the 30 5-year-olds didn’t know how to take it. The children, raised in ...

. The results provide a sobering snapshot of the skills our children possess as they enter kindergarten, reconfirming that we still have a long way to go in reaching our youngest learners. But these ...

A national push to make public schools more rigorous and hold teachers more accountable has led to a vast expansion of testing in kindergarten. And more exams are on the way, including a test meant to ...

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 ...

(Reuters) – 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 ...

Forget the SAT: A difficult new test for pre-schoolers is the latest cause of stress for New York City parents. Some of the city's elite private schools, such as Horace Mann and Riverdale Country ...