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Post by doublestuf on May 29, 2017 14:32:13 GMT -6
But it's not daycare you asshole! The fact that he's calling pre-k daycare means he has absolutely no idea what goes on there so he needs to quit speaking about it ignorantly.
These are kids that otherwise may have no exposure to books or other forms of print. Guess what? Those kids enter kindergarten behind and may never catch up. Those are the kids who may drop out. Those are the kids who more likely to end up on public assistance as they become trapped in the cycle of poverty. And I'm guessing he's not a big supporter of public assistance either because everyone just needs to go to school and work hard.
Just another example of a Republican leader trying to keep the most vulnerable down.
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Post by lupineaura on May 29, 2017 15:41:43 GMT -6
Is the preschool program open to everyone or those with special needs or low income? Just curious.
My district in NJ just got full day K this year; definitely no public pre-K
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Post by Minerva on May 29, 2017 17:16:53 GMT -6
Is the preschool program open to everyone or those with special needs or low income? Just curious. My district in NJ just got full day K this year; definitely no public pre-K I think there are separate Head Start and special needs preschool classrooms in Fairfax County. It looks like there are only a few need-based Head Start classrooms with insane waiting lists. DS has an iep and attends one of the special ed public preschool programs (not means tested). Many of the schools in the district seem to have these programs and there was no wait to get in once he had his iep. ETA: There isn't general public pre-K here. Just means-based (with few slots) and special ed. |
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Post by katespade on May 29, 2017 17:45:11 GMT -6
This makes me so frustrated because our county (Fairfax) seems to pride itself on good schools, which is all well and good, but the lack of pre-K kills me.
We're not planning to move anytime soon so I don't know what we will do for DD when the time comes.
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Post by blurnette989 on May 29, 2017 18:51:54 GMT -6
I'm in VA and it is depressing how little is spent her on education. I'm still pissed about how the duped people with the lotto. Made it seem like profits from lottery would be additional funding for schools, and instead it is used to make up funding list from other sources.
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Post by robot on May 29, 2017 19:42:41 GMT -6
Maryland has headstart for low income families but no public pre-k either, as far as I know.
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Post by katespade on May 30, 2017 5:58:41 GMT -6
It's so frustrating for exactly the reason katespade said. Our county loves to point to those lists of top schools and go, SEE! Look at us! Look how awesome our schools are! And then this. And I just read, too, over the weekend they're cutting 221 teacher and staff positions in the next fiscal year, which means increased class sizes, decreased personal instruction, etc. Sigh. And that worries me for the future, because our town feeds into the large secondary school that is 6-12. I can only imagine how big the classes will be by the time DD is old enough for high school and that's the only option for middle/high school. |
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 12:54:17 GMT -6
I think this is honestly a problem nationwide but may be worse in some states than others. I know where I am in NY pre-k is lottery based and many times they dot have enough slots for kids. There are private pre-k/preschools but many don't have he money for them. In DS's k admission screening the teacher mentioned to us that you are better to out your kid in K young and have them repeat vs not having access to any pre-k services and being even further behind.
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