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TV review: Amazon for kids safe but restrained
Amazon is smart to aim almost half of its pilot slate — six of the 14 shows it's put up for public perusal — at kids. Today's toddlers are tomorrow's Amazon Wish List sharers at holiday time. And busy parents looking for relief don't care...
Tags: Entertainment, J.J. Johnson, Early Learning, Arthur (tv program), Weather Reports
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Grace Academy holds spelling bee
Grace Academy held its spelling bee April 24 for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The winners were Claire Heard, kindergarten, Mrs. Leasure's class; Cole Robins, kindergarten, Mrs. Brumbaugh's class; Lauren Conrad, first grade, Mrs. Clark's...
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Increased kindergarten readiness is unrelated to pre-K common core curriculum
It is premature to attribute gains in kindergarten readiness to basing pre-K on the common core curriculum introduced two years ago ("City's revamped pre-K showing promise," April 27). Contrary to The Sun's report, the rise in readiness scores was not...
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My toddler was bitten at day care
Lehigh Valley ParentingQ: My 18-month-old daughter was bitten at her day care. I am furious. I wanted to know the name of the child who did this, so I could talk to the parents, but the director would not give it to me. How can I make sure that my child is safe? A: Biting among... -
Washington County Childhood Literacy Summit seeks to help lagging students
dona@herald-mail.comIn the year since the first Childhood Literacy Summit was held, there are more programs available in Washington County to boost children’s reading skills, and the numbers show they need the help. Across Maryland, 82 percent of kindergarten...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Science, Schools, Elementary Schools
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Northern Michigan church briefs for May 5
Petoskey Cross of Christ Lutheran Cross of Christ Lutheran, 1450 E. Mitchell, Petoskey, celebrates Holy Communion services at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 5. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.; nursery at 10 a.m.; confirmation at 5 p.m. Bible study...Tags: Anglicanism, Entertainment, Bible, Methodist, Early Learning
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Preschools mark 50th anniversaries; trash bins and carnival on the way [Rodgers Forge]
Spring cleaning comes to Rodgers Forge! With our annual Dumpster Day on May 11, all that junk that has accumulated over the year can be discarded. The added bonus this year is that the Electronics Dumpster Day will also be a part of the Dumpster Day....Tags: Education, Schools, Festive Events, Early Learning, David Marks
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Church-based preschool programs fill need for more than kindergarten readiness
areynolds@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Some parents say they want more than just kindergarten readiness from preschools. For them, putting their children on the right path for school also means putting religion in the center. In Springfield alone, more than 20 full-...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Schools, Separation of Church and State, Teachers
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Jeannie West, Discovery Land Preschool
Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer/Copy EditorDiscovery Land Preschool 302 N. Eighth St., El Centro 760-352-2088 discoverylandpreschool@druplegardens.com Tell us how you ended up in this line of work. I started a family child care business when I was expecting my first child because I...Tags: Health Organizations, Education, Schools, Early Learning, American Cancer Society
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Pre-K funding is delivered another blow
States are spending less on pre-kindergarten programs than they did a decade ago, according to a report released Monday. The National Institute for Early Education Research released the State of Preschool 2012 report, calling the last school year...
Tags: Education, U.S. Congress, Schools, Barack Obama, Early Learning
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Florida's pre-K program earns low marks in national report - again
Florida's pre-K program earns top marks for enrolling 79 percent of the state's 4-year-olds but offers them preschool classes that fail to meet most "quality benchmarks," according to the annual The State of Preschool report. The 2012 version shows...
Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Schools, Students, Early Learning
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What children should know before kindergarten
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Based on a survey of Springfield Public Schools’ kindergarten teachers, here is what children are expected to know and be able to do on the first day of kindergarten: » Say first and last name » Say his or her age » Say...
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