Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Student Tyler Madrid, center, raises his hand to answer a question in Julie Celestial's kindergarten class as they work on a ...

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 ...

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