Should kindergarten be mandatory in California? Should it always be a full-day program like first grade? These questions are at the heart of two newly introduced bills that could significantly shift ...

Children must now reach the age of five by Sept. 1 to be eligible for kindergarten. That change is one of several new laws that take effect July 1. The change brings Connecticut in line with other ...

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. As a mother, I am no stranger to sacrifice. But right now, because of the way lawmakers rushed the new kindergarten age change ...

Stephanie Deceus, a New Haven mother of three children aging from 2 to 5, is advocating for the delay of implementation of the kindergarten age law. Credit: Jessika Harkay / CT Mirror CT Mirror’s ...

Cumberland Valley School District officials propose lengthening extended-day kindergarten classes into full-day sessions at one of the district elementary schools early next year. At Tuesday night’s ...

GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — This fall, fewer children are going to be eligible for kindergarten because they’re just not old enough. That has some parents scrambling to try to figure out how they will pay ...