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 ...

Soon kids will be hopping on that big, yellow ride to start a new school year. Are yours prepared? Teachers from Mesick Consolidated Schools have a few tips to help maximize the success of your kids ...

Goodview Elementary School became home to all Winona Area Public Schools’ (WAPS) kindergarten classes at the start of this school year as the district reconfigured which grades attend which elementary ...

“It’s obviously not perfect, because they’re 5,” teacher Allison Sawyer says. From left, kindergarten teachers Allison Sawyer, of Pizzo K-8, and Tammy Hickey, of Veterans Elementary, present lessons ...

How can parents really prepare their kids for kindergarten? Take advice from a teacher who says parents need to do one important thing: “Tell your kid no.” “‘No’ is not a bad word,” Emily Perkins, a ...

Principal Ian Knox’s thoughtful opinion essay, “Kindergartners Are Struggling With Self-Regulation. How Principals Can Respond ” (July 8, 2025), centers on steps school leaders can take to respond ...