The public charter school “loops” its 3- and 4-year-old classes, meaning teachers spend two consecutive years with each of their students before they move on to kindergarten. Although looping is ...

Berol Dewdney, a pre-K teacher and Maryland’s 2023 teacher of the year, says she starts each year trying to build consistent routines with her students. Credit: Image provided by Berol Dewdney The ...

When Wendy Lundeen began teaching transitional kindergarten over a dozen years ago, it was seen as an unconventional option to help prepare children to one day enter elementary school. Fast forward 13 ...