Voices for Utah Children Articles
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Full Steam Ahead for Full-Day Kindergarten in Utah!
Congratulations, Utah parents and educators! Together, we did it. Funding for optional full-day kindergarten is now a reality for schools statewide. The Utah Legislature passed HB477, "Full Day Kindergarten Amendments," sponsored by Rep. Robert...
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- Author: Anna Thomas
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Wait, Still No Optional Full-Day Kindergarten for Your Family?
Labor Day weekend is in the past, the “heat dome” has cracked, and we are well on our way into the 2022-23 school year. Oh, and the majority of Utah families still have no choice when it comes to their child’s kindergarten program. Ensuring that all...
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- Author: Anna Thomas
- Category: Updates & Blog
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NEW BRIEF: The Future of Full-Day Kindergarten in Utah
More than 18 months ago - right before the pandemic started to truly rock our world - we released "Three Things Utah Can Do to Ensure Right-Sized Access to Full-Day Kindergarten," a wide-ranging report on the status of full-day kindergarten (FDK)...
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- Author: Anna Thomas
- Category: Updates & Blog
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American Rescue Plan: Let's Invest in Full Day Kindergarten and Pre-School Expansion!
Beginning this Summer 2021, Utah Local Education Agencies (LEAs) will be receiving approximately $615 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (ESSER) funds from the American Rescue Plan. Now is the time to use this funding to...
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- Author: Anna Thomas
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Three Things Utah Can Do to Ensure Right-Sized Access to Full-Day Kindergarten
Parents want it. Kids benefit from it. Educators believe in it. So why don't Utah families have more access to full-day kindergarten? Our new report, "Three Things Utah Can Do to Ensure Right-Sized Access to Full-Day Kindergarten," explores the...
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- Author: Anna Thomas
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Increase Availability of Full-Day Kindergarten for Utah Children
The percentage of kindergarteners enrolled in full-day programs has nearly tripled since the late 1970s, jumping from 28 percent to 77 percent nationwide between 1977 and 2013. Although full-day kindergarten enrollment in the West is the lowest in the...
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- Author: Moe Hickey
- Category: Updates & Blog
