More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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I teach Kindergarten in an urban, inner-city school with a diverse student body. I have twenty students who come from many different cultural, linguistic, ethnic, socio-economic backgrounds. Kindergarten used to be a time for play and socialization but in recent years the standards have been amped up.
We are now learning to read in Kindergarten, not an easy feat. What makes this even more challenging is the reality of where my students are coming from. Pre-school is not mandatory and therefore many students start school in Kindergarten having never been in a school setting before. They are learning how to share, interact with peers, listen when someone is talking, even hold a pencil. Other students arrive already able to read. How do we provide all students with the learning experiences they deserve and prevent this learning gap from expanding and continuing throughout their education?
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I teach Kindergarten in an urban, inner-city school with a diverse student body. I have twenty students who come from many different cultural, linguistic, ethnic, socio-economic backgrounds. Kindergarten used to be a time for play and socialization but in recent years the standards have been amped up.
We are now learning to read in Kindergarten, not an easy feat. What makes this even more challenging is the reality of where my students are coming from. Pre-school is not mandatory and therefore many students start school in Kindergarten having never been in a school setting before. They are learning how to share, interact with peers, listen when someone is talking, even hold a pencil. Other students arrive already able to read. How do we provide all students with the learning experiences they deserve and prevent this learning gap from expanding and continuing throughout their education?