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Education

AwakeAtLast

(14,124 posts)

3. Why are 4 year olds in Kindergarten?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:44 PM

Feb 2016

I see very few that are truly able to be waived in at 4.

Many that are are retained.

Indiana used to have only one attendance reporting days until Charters started doing this. Now there are two. If they lose students, they lose money.

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'Got to Go': high-performing charter schools shed students quickly [View all] Eugene Feb 2016 OP

Shameful noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #1

Worse than money..it is about who is labeled "deserving".... dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #4

This is where Mrs Clinton and republicans want to take the entire US education system Doctor_J Feb 2016 #2

Why are 4 year olds in Kindergarten? AwakeAtLast Feb 2016 #3