New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But being ready for school involves a lot more than a child’s ability to count or recite ...

Dr. Sara Bode (far right) high fives Juri Sleet, 4, after she and Crystal Webb, a kindergarten readiness coordinator, talk with Sleet's grandmother, Quintina Davis (left), about the literacy screening ...

While there's growing interest in assessing school readiness, education experts differ on what to measure and how. Here's ...

Before the pandemic, roughly half of counties had kindergarten vaccination rates high enough to prevent measles outbreaks. After the pandemic, many counties increased their vaccination rates, reaching ...