Parents on guard as OCDSB shifts supports for special needs
As the OCDSB considers shifting some specialized classes to the mainstream and cutting educational assistants, parents worry ...
Mass layoffs rattle Head Start leaders already on edge over funding problems
The problems for Head Start began days after President Donald Trump took office.Trump's administration announced it would ...
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Don’t count kindergarten out. Here is why
By the time Ana made it to my kindergarten classroom as a repeater, she felt defeated — anxious, frustrated, and convinced that reading was out of reach. Her previous struggles with literacy had ...
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Three Marshalltown Education Partnership alums now work at MCSD
(Editor’s note: This is the second in an occasional series of stories commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Marshalltown ...
'Mr. Jim is sunshine.' At 91, he is still teaching. Now, it's science with preschoolers
One moment he may be telling staff the story of meeting his wife, Jeanette, in comically unexpected fashion when he was 28.
Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000
The 7.7 magnitude quake hit Friday, with the epicenter near Myanmar’s second-largest city of Mandalay. It damaged the city’s ...
Will Lamont’s universal pre-K plan prevail?
A bill could allow children to attend preschool for free or at a radically reduced cost. But many elements of the program are ...
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Ashlee Lanier creates a family in her classroom at Mattie Lively Elementary
Lanier taught fourth and fifth grade before coming to kindergarten. She says she's always wanted to work with younger kids.
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Why Kindergarten Is an Essential Time to Teach a Growth Mindset
Teachers can use these strategies to help young learners embrace mistakes, build resilience, and develop a lifelong love of ...