Rhodes Scholars preschool and kindergarten posts
The Wall Street Journal Fresh debate is erupting over conservatives’ online opposition to Rhodes scholars and alumni who want to see statues of the program’s controversial 19th-century benefactor removed.
The Right Opens Front in Fight Over Rhodes Scholars’ Namesake
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Rhodes Scholars for Intellectual Diversity “is at best a smokescreen and at worst an outright lie"
107 months ago
Los Angeles Times They showered their baby girl with love, but they didn't read to her or send her to preschool. Kindergarten was a reality check.
Can a child who starts kindergarten with few reading or math skills catch up?
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Giuliana Tapia was way behind her classmates.
112 months ago
HuffPost Impact Partnering mental health professionals with preschool teachers is crucial.
Preschool Kids Are Suspended At Alarming Rates, But This Program Could Help
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Kids who get pushed out of school before they even start kindergarten can encounter a whole host of problems.
114 months ago
NPR If preschool teachers in 13 states were instead teaching kindergarten, their annual wages would double.
It Doesn't Pay To Be An Early Childhood Teacher
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On average, preschool teachers are paid less than mail-order clerks, tree trimmers and pest control workers.
117 months ago
NPR If kindergarten is the new first grade, then preschool is the new kindergarten.
That's "a real threat to our society's future," says author Erika Christakis.
What Kids Need From Grown-Ups (But Aren't Getting)
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Author Erika Christakis mounts a spirited defense of a four-letter word that, she says, isn't used nearly enough in early classrooms: P-L-A-Y.
121 months ago
MSN Lifestyle "While I'm trying to portray a confident and positive attitude about the whole thing to my soon-to-be kindergartner, inside I can't help but worry about these 10 things."
10 Things Moms Worry About When Their Kid Starts School
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My son is all set to start kindergarten in two weeks and I'm a nervous wreck. I'm not even exactly sure why. We survived the preschool years unscathed and I'm not crazy enough to believe that his performance in kindergarten will shape his entire acad
127 months ago
Los Angeles Times What's the difference between TK, ETK and preschool? Here are the ABCs to make sense of the alphabet soup kindergarten has become.
The newest lesson in pre-K
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Understanding all the pre-kindergarten programs can be daunting for parents in L.A. these days.
127 months ago
Newsweek If you've ever wanted to know what Jon Stewart was like in preschool, his kindergarten teacher can tell you.
127 months ago
HuffPost Education "This lack of regulation in both Pre K and Kindergarten is a real deterrent to our children's academic success."
4 Surprising Reasons Why Preschool and Kindergarten Must Change
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We need to take a serious look at our Pre-K and Kindergarten programs before we have a generation of students so far behind they will never catch up.
135 months ago
Alice Mac Are there any other parents who are outraged at the fact that 4 year olds with birthdays in October are held back an extra year and will be 6 by the time they're in kindergarten? We should be talking about the September 1st deadline date! I can't be Read more ... lieve the new law!! My daughter is turning 5 in October but has to take 4 year old preschool instead of heading to kindergarten! Terrible
135 months ago