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Yelena Hagooli has done everything possible to give her 4-year-old son the best start in life. She took him to the library every week, fed him the healthiest foods, left her job to care for him, and ...

A San Francisco Bay-area school has cut ties with “Woke Kindergarten” after nationwide backlash against the program’s curriculum and its founder’s statements. Glassbrook Elementary spent $250,000 in ...

The Del Mar Union School District will be adding a transitional kindergarten early intervention program in the fall. With the board’s approval on Jan. 17, the district is preparing to offer ...

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...

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Nationally, 34 states require school districts to offer half-day kindergarten, 11 states and the District of Columbia mandate full-day kindergarten, and five states do not require districts to offer ...

Landmark studies of preschool programs in the 1960s and 70s showed that they could make a big difference for children from low-income families. But more recent experimental studies of preschool don’t ...

EAST ROCKHILL — The Pennridge School Board’s curriculum committee Monday, Feb. 3 unveiled a proposal for a full-day kindergarten program at all district elementary schools. The proposal would phase in ...

The Ankeny school district announced Tuesday a new transitional kindergarten program for students who need extra time to develop social and academic skills and "bridge the gap" between preschool and ...

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