Sentences with phrase «help public preschools»

In this meeting, the Utah State Board of Education gave preliminary approval to new early childhood core standards to help public preschools make informed decisions regarding curriculum in order to prepare children for kindergarten.

The Utah State Board of Education gave preliminary approval to new early childhood core standards to help public preschools make informed decisions regarding curriculum in order to prepare children for kindergarten.

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States must also meet several other conditions, including: 1) working with the public schools to define the academic and social skills that five - year - olds must possess in order to succeed in kindergarten; 2) developing preschool activities and materials that help poor children acquire these skills; 3) outlining an accountability program for determining whether four - year - olds are learning these skills; 4) maintaining state spending on preschool programs; and 5) continuing to provide comprehensive services.

• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.

Current benchmarks were designed to help states build programs, focusing on resources and policies related to the structural aspects of public preschool — elements needed for a high - quality program but not fully defining one.

The public comment period is now open for a new $ 250 million Race to the Top competition to help states develop and expand high - quality preschool programs.