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DC Public Schools ends kindergarten 'redshirting', leaving families like Avra Siegel's worried about their children's academic and emotional readiness.
Washington, D.C., parents were notified that they’d no longer be able to hold their child back from starting kindergarten if the student turned 5 years old before Sept. 30. Previously, the decision on ...
D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) is now enforcing a long-standing law that effectively ends the practice of “academic redshirting,” where families delay kindergarten for a year to give children more time to ...
The new enforcement leaves some parents scrambling as their kids are moved straight to first grade.
Full-day kindergarten is expected to start in the fall of 2026. Hillsborough: The Somerset County district offers free half-day kindergarten and a paid full-day “play” extension option.
Adams: In D.C., and N.Y., age cutoffs for kindergarten fall far into the school year. Some ways to level the playing field ...
Tennis star Emma Raducanu's parents are Ian Raducanu and Renee Zhai. Here's everything to know about Emma Raducanu's parents, dad Ian Raducanu and mom Renee Zhai.
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is nervous about being the executor for their elderly parents.
Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and learn what they really are.
Coming after other of child mistreatment in care, many parents are feeling very anxious about the safety of their children. Some may be deeply suspicious of men working so closely with children.
Parents have been left reeling by news a male Melbourne childcare worker has been charged with alleged sexual abuse of young children in his care.
Joanna Gaines spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about her series 'Mini Reni' and revealed what it was like to gift her parents, Nan and Jerry Stevens, a renovated outdoor space for their home.