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Readers are Leaders – PHE America

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I am not sure where I first heard the phrase “readers are leaders” but it is something that has stuck with me throughout my entire life. I am now in my second year of retirement from teaching and coaching after 37 years of doing both. As I have thought about what to do in my retirement, one thing that keeps coming back into my mind is the need to read some great books. I have always believed that reading can help you become the best version of yourself for others. When you are busy with coaching and teaching, like I

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13/05/2023

Education Kindergarten

Insufficient preschool education in China needs reform

Author: Bingqin Li, UNSW

Preschool education in China needs to improve in quality and shift away from quantitative growth. While the government is increasing investment, growth in the supply of preschool education is far from meeting the needs of families.

In China, preschool education is split into early childhood education for 0 to 3 year-olds and kindergarten for 4 to 6 year-olds. At the end of 2021, the total kindergarten enrollment rate reached 88.1 per cent of the eligible population. Among enrollments, 87.8 per cent were able to register in government subsidized kindergartens. In contrast, early childhood education — including

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03/05/2023

Education Kindergarten

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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11/04/2023

Education Kindergarten

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.

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31/03/2023

Education Kindergarten

Education Foundation for California Schools Announces Grant Recipients for 2022 Applicants

Education Foundation for California Schools Announces Grant Recipients for 2022 Applicants

More than 100 Grants Awarded to Teachers in 49 Districts

The Education Foundation for California Schools, a non-profit organization created by Schools First Federal Credit Union and the Orange County Department of Education, today announced that it was awarded 119 grants to teachers throughout the state to help fund programs designed to encourage students to learn and excel in the core subjects of language arts, science and mathematics, foreign languages, and social studies. The grants – awarded in $1,000 and $5,000 funding levels – total more than $285,000.

This

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31/03/2023

Education Kindergarten

Help Revise the National PE Standards – PHE America

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School districts across the country rely on SHAPE America’s National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education in order to develop their own standards, frameworks and curricula.

As part of the ongoing standards revision process, SHAPE America’s National Physical Education Standards Task Force has tirelessly gathered research and best practices from education experts around the world, and has collected feedback from the HPE community. Based on the feedback from the first round of Public Review and Comment, SHAPE America, and the National Physical Education Standards Task Force have developed proposed Student Attributes and Draft Standards, which are now available

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09/03/2023

Education Kindergarten

Oliva explains Sanders’ LEARNS proposals at University of Arkansas Office for Education Policy’s spring conference

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ new education secretary, Jacob Oliva, on Thursday elaborated on components of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Arkansas LEARNS plan for revamping pre-kindergarten through 12th grade education.

Speaking to about 200 educators and policymakers at the University of Arkansas Office for Education Policy’s spring conference in Little Rock, Oliva went through the governor’s proposals to raise minimum starting teacher salaries from $36,000 to $50,000; to provide extra support to struggling third grade readers; to expand early childhood education services; and to phase in a school voucher program that would provide parents access to public funding — at a

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19/02/2023

Education Kindergarten

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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04/02/2023