Collaborate on 4 Year Old Kindergarten

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:

Recognizing that the earlier you start teaching a child, the more and better that child will learn, Wisconsin (actually, Margarethe Schurz) brought kindergarten to America in 1856. Today, recognizing the value of that principle and the importance of collaboration, school districts in Wisconsin are starting to work with private day care centers to give 4-year-olds an even bigger boost to their education.

The Menomonee Falls School District is planning to join several other area school districts this fall in offering such a program. It's an idea that more districts should consider.

"The goal to all of this is to provide quality 4-year-old services for each and every child who resides in the school district so when they come to 5-K, they've got the same kindergarten basis," Marlene Gross-Ackeret, director of pupil services for the Menomonee Falls district, told Journal Sentinel reporter Amy Hetzner.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 8, 2007 6:14 AM
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