Kids in Londonderry and Bedford are showing up for first grade already behind, teachers and administrators say. As two of the three remaining New Hampshire school districts that don't offer full-day ...

It pays to have existing classroom space and a shrinking enrollment. Bedford voters approved extending half-day kindergarten classes to full-day, taxpayer-paid classes by just 13 votes Tuesday, ...

Kindergarten lasts two years ... The teachers, the composition of the class and, sometimes, the school building change when pupils move to the middle stage. Primary education imparts basic reading, ...