Kindergarten
CPS Finds $15M To Pay For All-Day Kindergarten
Art, music, computers classes — it’s a sacrifice many principals and parents have had to make in order to fund a full day of kindergarten. No more, though. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker reports.
New Program Integrates Math Lessons In All Subjects For Preschoolers
Was math the one subject that simply didn’t add up for you in school? Plenty of students struggle with mastering mathematics, but a new program is finding that starting early with a different approach can really pay off.
Parents Upset With CPS Policy On Age For Kindergarten
One age doesn’t fit all – that’s what dozens of Chicago parents say about the Chicago Public Schools’ rigid policy about starting kindergarten at age five and no later.
Kindergartener Dropped Off At Wrong Stop After First Day Of School
A school bus driver dropped off a five-year-old boy at the wrong stop in Richton Park on the first day of kindergarten earlier this week.
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