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NC House passes bill to expand private school vouchers by $400 million, eligibility to all family incomes
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NC House passes bill to expand private school vouchers by $400 million, eligibility to all family incomes

The North Carolina House of Representatives moved to expand private school voucher eligibility to families all of incomes and spend nearly $400 million more annually on the vouchers in years to come — one of the biggest boosts in education dollars in years, an effort that is fueling an intense debate over how schools are funded.

After more than two hours of debate, the House passed House Bill 823 by a 65-to-45 vote Wednesday. It now heads to the Senate for review, where an identical bill has already passed the Senate Education/Higher Education committee.

House Bill 823 would make vouchers

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CCC-Columbus Outstanding Alumni Award winner to give commencement address
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CCC-Columbus Outstanding Alumni Award winner to give commencement address

COLUMBUS – Marci Ostmeyer of Osceola has been selected as the 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award recipient from Central Community College-Columbus.

Ostmeyer has earned an associate of arts degree from CCC-Columbus before going on to earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Nebraska-Kearney, a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a master’s degree in pre- kindergarten through eighth grade administration from UNK.

She launched her career in education as a fourth-grade teacher but later made the transition into teaching middle school and high school mathematics.

Today, Ostmeyer serves as the professional development director

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Tips and Tools for Success – PHE America
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Tips and Tools for Success – PHE America

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Education continues to evolve offering students an assortment of opportunities to earn college credit while still attending high school. In the state of Idaho, the Fast Forward Program provides students attending public schools access to $4,125.00 to help pay for dual/concurrent enrollment credits, Advanced Placement College Board, and Professional Technical Education exams and overload course fees. Dual/concurrent enrollment is a collaborative partnership between higher education and high schools to provide college courses for high school students. The high school instructors are pre-approved by the college/university academic departments to deliver college-level courses.

A fundamental component of this partnership is that the

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Deciding When to Start Kindergarten | K-8 Advice

The transition into kindergarten has always been a big one for kids. And as this first year of elementary school has become increasingly academic, some parents wonder whether it’s best to enroll children as soon as they’re eligible, or wait an additional year until they’re more mature.

Experts say that delaying kindergarten – a practice known as “redshirting” – may benefit kids in certain circumstances, but caution that there are also drawbacks to waiting.

When Are Kids Required to Start School?

In most states, children must be 5 years old by August or September to enter kindergarten that academic year,

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Pilot kindergarten program coming at Delta school

The program employs certified early childhood educators to provide before- and after-school care in kindergarten classrooms and to support learning alongside the classroom teacher

Seamless Kindergarten is coming to the Delta School District.

The district had been given a grant to set up a Ministry of Education and Child Care pilot program at a local school and the district subsequently held a childcare survey to determine where there is currently the most need.

Parents were recently informed of the results helping identify Sunshine Hills Elementary in North Delta as the best location for the Seamless Day Kindergarten pilot program.

It

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Most Santa Barbara County Kids Aren’t Prepared for Kindergarten. Is More Playtime the Solution?
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Most Santa Barbara County Kids Aren’t Prepared for Kindergarten. Is More Playtime the Solution?

More time spent on the playground could mean the difference between flourishing or flunking out for Santa Barbara County’s students. It’s a point that has been echoed repeatedly by researchers and parenting blogs alike: Young children need to play to learn.

As the First 5 Santa Barbara County (the county’s Children and Families Commission) narrows its focus on the concept of school readiness for kids in the first five years of their lives, school board members and school governance teams discussed play as an important method to support early childhood development and future achievement in school during First 5’s biennial

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Nearly 300 pre-kindergarten kids receiving support through PSSD programs

Fifteen schools offer pre-kindergarten programs, with those programs supporting 259 pupils, including 43 three-year-olds and 216 four-year-olds.

Prairie South School Division supports nearly 300 pre-kindergarten students through its early learning programs, which are developmentally appropriate educational initiatives founded on early childhood research and practical learning elements.

The division supports programs that it funds and that the Ministry of Education funds within Prairie South schools. Pupils in both programs receive support — depending upon their needs — from medical professionals through the learning department, according to an early learning accountability report presented during the March 7 board meeting.

Some professionals include

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10 things California parents should know about transitional kindergarten | QuickGuide
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10 things California parents should know about transitional kindergarten | QuickGuide

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English learners who attend transitional kindergarten enter kindergarten with stronger literacy and math skills, according to a recent American Institutes for Research study.

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English learners who attend transitional kindergarten enter kindergarten with stronger literacy and math skills, according to a recent American Institutes for Research study.

Even as families continue to take stock of pandemic-triggered learning loss and emotional upheaval, California is expanding an early childhood education program that may help young learners begin to bounce back.

next year, transitional kindergarten, or kindergarten, will be available to far more 4-year-olds. In the 2023-2024 school year,

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