Politics & Government
Local Educators Testify at Senate Hearing in Support of All-Day Kindergarten
Implementation of a full-day kindergarten, as proposed by Sen. Greg Clausen of Apple Valley/Rosemount, is called a "necessity."
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Deerwood Elementary School Principal Miles Haugen is deeply concerned by the achievement gap he sees between half-day kindergarten students and their counterparts enrolled in a fee-based, full-day program.
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On Thursday, Haugen joined School District 196 Director of Elementary Education Julie Olson and other school officials to advocate for a bill that would provide state funding for the implementation of voluntary, full-day kindergarten in schools across Minnesota.
The bill, introduced Thursday, was authored by Senate District 57 Sen. Greg Clausen (DFL), who represents Apple Valley and Rosemount. Click here to read the full text of the bill.
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Haugen, Olson and others testified in front of the Senate E-12 Education Finance Division.
“I firmly believe that the voluntary, full-day kindergarten is a necessity if we want to give all our students an equal opportunity in their critical early years of learning," Haugen said.
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