Full-day kindergarten can be 'life-changing,' improves scores, later success
Some lawmakers, parents resistant to longer kindergarten
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I would be very cautious about extending early education. There are two sides to every story, what's the other side of this one?
With all due respect, Ms. Ruzicka is not an educator. I agree wholeheartedly that children who CAN have a mother mentor and tutor and play with them at home should have that. Most children in Utah unfortunately do not have that, which is why all-day More..
I don't think I'm emotionally ready to be away from home for a whole day.
I guess we have to send kids to school earlier, so they can do better in school, so they can do better in college, so they can get a better paying job, so they can More..