Kindergarten in America: Five Major Trends.

Robinson, Sandra Longfellow

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ERIC Number: EJ349191

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Publication Date: 1987

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Kindergarten in America: Five Major Trends.

Robinson, Sandra Longfellow

Phi Delta Kappan, v68 n7 p529-30 Mar 1987

Public kindergarten in the last 12 years has experienced five positive trends: (1) more children have access; (2) local funding and control have increased; (3) more five-year-olds attend for longer hours; (4) states hire more experienced teachers; and (5) more states require schooling at age five. (CJH)

Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement, Enrollment Trends, Kindergarten Children, Preschool Teachers, School District Autonomy, School Support, Teacher Improvement, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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