"Public kindergarten" refers to a type of school where young children, usually around the age of five or six, go to learn and play. It is called "public" because it is available to everyone in the community, and it is often funded by the government.
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Many children show up
in public kindergarten not reading yet (which, to be honest, is not a requirement unless you're trying to get into a super competitive private school).
Participants in this study included mostly low - income African American preschoolers and their parents in full -
day public kindergarten or Head Start programs.
New York School Talk: How did you feel about your child needing to
start public Kindergarten months before they turned five years old?
They analyzed nearly 70,000 school records for students in district - based
traditional public kindergarten in New York City in 2009, and linked the records to demographic information and neighborhood characteristics.
Head Start has historically been an important education provider for five - year - olds in the absence
of public kindergarten.
I rule out similar positive effects for blacks, despite comparable increases in their enrollment
in public kindergartens in response to the initiatives.
And as post — State of the Union specifics seep from the White House, we see more clearly what he has in mind: a multi-pronged endeavor, including home visits by nurses, programs for poor kids from birth to age three («Early Head Start»), more Head Start (mostly for three - year - olds), lots more state - sponsored preschool for four - year - olds (subsidized up to twice the poverty line), and full -
day public kindergarten for all.
She argues persuasively that
free public kindergarten «crowded out» enrollment in Head Start and other programs, which may have led to its lack of impact.
New York City's
public kindergartens are segregated, and «school choice» is to blame, say New School researchers.
Cascio found no positive effects for African Americans in any of these areas, despite comparable increases in their enrollment in
public kindergartens.
Last week, Maryland's board of education voted to increase the age at which children can be admitted to
public kindergarten.
It requires students to attend at least
a public kindergarten before receiving a voucher.
She began her teaching career as
a public kindergarten teacher in Metro Nashville Schools.
The Education Reform Act of 1982 made school attendance compulsory and created
a public kindergarten system in Mississippi.
As a Unitarian minister she formed the People's Church movement which had
a public kindergarten as well as conducting manual and domestic training in a nonsectarian atmosphere.