Incoming kindergarteners get an “on-ramp” to elementary school as part of Oregon's Jump Start Kindergarten Program. Four years ago this month, one of the most devastating wildfires in Oregon’s history ...

Levi Roush, 2, just completed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program at the Newton Public Library. Levi’s favorite book ...

KEARNEY — Sitting still, raising your hand and opening a carton of milk is old hat for a fifth-grader, but for a 5-year-old it’s all brand new. That’s why Emerson Elementary started the Jump Start ...

Tara Mozroll aims to have her kindergarteners reading before they begin first grade, and the teacher’s job is made easier when incoming students know their ABCs, recognizing the letters and their ...

With Jumpstart, the Solana Beach School District’s new early readiness program, four-year-old students are getting prepped to enter kindergarten. The district launched the regional pilot at Carmel ...