Cash-Strapped Schools Eye Full-Day Kindergarten
Parents who want their children in full-day kindergarten could find it harder to find or more expensive as schools comply with a state order to slash millions from their budgets.
But many school systems are trying to find ways to maintain the programs, or even start them, because of the benefit they bring to young learners.
"This is a tremendous opportunity with full-day kindergarten to build up skills students may not be able to receive if parents are unable to afford paying for preschool programs," said...
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