Posted by Matt Rooney On March 04, 2016
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog
We’ve been down this road before. Back in in 1998, Save Jerseyans, the U.S. experimented with full-day kindergarten via the lauded Head Start program.
The experiment failed. Miserably.
Read the government’s own Head Start Impact Study Final Report which reported “no significant impacts were found for math skills, prewriting, children’s promotion, or teacher report of children’s school accomplishments or abilities.” They spent $7 billion per year on nothing.
More like False Start.
But despite the mountain of evidence proving it’s an expensive, valueless exercise, Trenton Democrats are resurrecting the cause right here in New Jersey. Shocker.
Senator Teresa Ruiz’s bill is a $78 million plan to force the 20% of New Jersey’s public school districts not currently offering full-day kindergarten into doing so. Her estimate is low. You’ll feel it in your property tax bills soon enough if it becomes law. The superintendent of Wayne’s schools reports that the proposal will cost $2.1 million for his district alone and likely bust the 2% cap unless major cuts are made in other areas.
https://savejersey.com/2016/03/full-day-kindergarten-new-jersey/
If it’s such a rip-off why are all you rich folks spending money on pre-school?
Please send emails to the board of Ed. They’re actually reading them and considering them.
No way is full day K necessary or needed.
Feel good kiddie programs. Chance for socialization for parent and child.
Used extensively by working parents.
Similar to the way that parents call babysiters “nannies”. It makes them sound better than than what they are.
Exactly, 9:12. Only this one, we ALL pay for. Say no. Vote no on it and email th board.
We did morning Kindergarten and afternoon play dates, soccer, Gymboree and karate.
My children were enriched by these experiences. All three went to competitive private colleges. Half day K did not hold them back.