News tagged with kindergarten
Probing Question: Is homework bad for kids?
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Sep 04, 2009 |
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Ask an 11-year-old whether homework is a bad thing, and you’ll likely be greeted with vigorous nodding and not a hint of ambiguity, but do grown-up experts agree? As with so many things, the answer is mixed.
Switching schools affects student achievement, study
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Jul 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Picture a kindergarten classroom of 20 students. By the time that class finishes fourth grade, only six students—30 percent—will have been continuously enrolled in the same school.
Growing years cut short for toddlers from poor families
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Continuous poverty during toddler years can curb the height of children by the time they reach kindergarten, even in industrialized countries, according to new research from the Université de Montréal. Regardless ...
Study: Starting kindergarten later gives students only a fleeting edge
Aug 18, 2008 |
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New research challenges a growing trend toward holding kids out of kindergarten until they're older, arguing that academic advantages are short-lived and come at the expense of delaying entry into the workforce and other ...
Full-day kindergarteners' reading, math gains fade by 3rd grade
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Children in full-day kindergarten have slightly better reading and math skills than children in part-day kindergarten, but these initial academic benefits diminish soon after the children leave kindergarten. This loss is ...
