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August 27, 2010

Kindergartens see more Hispanic, Asian students
The kindergarten class of 2010-11 is less white, less black, more Asian and much more Hispanic than in 2000, reflecting the nation's rapid racial and ethnic transformation. The profile of the 4 million children starting kindergarten reveals the startling changes the USA has undergone the past decade and offers a glimpse of its future. In this year's class, for example, about one out of four 5-year-olds will be Hispanic. Most of today's kindergartners will graduate from high school in 2024. USA Today

August 26, 2010

Thousands descend on Breslin to advocate for early childhood education funding
Several thousand parents, children and advocates for early childhood programs swarmed into the Breslin Center Thursday for the Sandbox Party Convention. The three-hour event, which was free and open to the public, included speeches by children’s advocates and gubernatorial candidates Rick Snyder and Virg Bernero. “I want them to walk away with a better sense of their choice for a future leader for this state,” said Judy Samelson, CEO of the Early Childhood Investment Corp., a sponsor for the event. The nonpartisan Sandbox Party, formed in July, is a coalition of government and independent groups who want to raise awareness about early education and childhood programs, focusing on children less than 5 years old. The Lansing State Journal

School kids need new shots
Local health care providers are bracing for an onslaught of students coming in for last-minute immunizations, as parents rush to catch up with three new requirements for school-age children. For students starting kindergarten, a second dose of varicella, the chicken pox vaccine, is now required. Schools have been informing parents of the changes, but children are trickling in slowly for the new immunizations. The Detroit Free Press

August 25, 2010

House votes to use education money to balance state's general fund: Senate vote won't happen for two weeks
The Michigan House took an initial step toward balancing the state's government budgets Wednesday, approving a bill that would shift $208 million from the state's school aid fund to help pay for other programs. The Democratic-led House passed the measure to use part of the state's school aid surplus to help cover a general fund shortfall by a 57-47 vote, mostly along party lines. The measure now goes to the Republican-run Senate. WILX

Can preschoolers be depressed?
Kiran didn’t seem like the type of kid parents should worry about. “He was the easy one,” his father, Raghu, a physician, says. “He always wanted to please.” Unlike other children in his suburban St. Louis preschool, Kiran (a nickname his parents asked me to use to protect his identity) rarely disobeyed or acted out. If he dawdled or didn’t listen, Raghu (also a nickname) had only to count to five before Kiran hastened to tie his shoes or put the toys away. He was kind to other children; if a classmate cried, Kiran immediately approached. “Our little empath!” his parents proudly called him. But there were worrisome signs. For one thing, unlike your typical joyful and carefree 4-year-old, Kiran didn’t have a lot of fun. “He wasn’t running around, bouncing about, battling to get to the top of the slide like other kids,” Raghu notes. Kiran’s mother, Elizabeth (her middle name), an engineer, recalls constant refrains of “Nothing is fun; I’m bored.” The New York Times

August 22, 2010

The littlest 'Redshirts' sit out kindergarten
Should parents postpone a child’s entrance into kindergarten by one year to give him more time to mature? After all those attentive early childhood rituals — the flashcards, the Kumon, the Dora the Explorer, the mornings spent in cutting-edge playgrounds — who wouldn’t want to give their children a head start when it’s finally time to set off for school? Suzanne Collier, for one. Rather than send her 5-year-old son, John, to kindergarten this year, the 36-year-old mother from Brea, California., enrolled him in a “transitional” kindergarten “without all the rigor.” He’s an active child, Ms. Collier said, “and not quite ready to focus on a full day of classroom work.” Citing a study from “The Tipping Point” about Canadian hockey players, which found that the strongest players were the oldest, she said, “If he’s older, he’ll have the strongest chance to do the best.” Hers is a popular school of thought, and it is not new. 'Redshirting' of kindergartners — the term comes from the practice of postponing the participation of college athletes in competitive games — became increasingly widespread in the 1990s, and shows no signs of waning. Education News