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."
Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter | Follow us on Twitter | Start a blog 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. 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. Haugen, Olson and …
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Lisa Schmidt
12:05 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
When we moved to MN five years ago, I couldn't believe there wasn't full day kindergarten. We have had children attend K in both Iowa and WI and both had full day K. It is crazy that full day K is as much as private school tuition. I am sure it's still a great deal if you are already paying for daycare, but otherwise, not so much. more ›