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Jamar Morgan, 4, examined a rhyming house with his teacher, Laurie Ostertag. His mom, Taya, says he can say his ABCs and count to 20.
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Courtney Morgan, 3, gave assistant Judy Anderson a big hug during their play time last week at Family Partnership Child Care Center in Minneapolis.
Photos by KYNDELL HARKNESS • kyndell.harkness@startribune.com
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Courtney Morgan, 3, got a hand with her coat from her mother, Taya, at the end of the preschool day last week. The Morgans give credit to extended support, like parenting classes and encouragement of family reading time, for driving the early learning progress of their two children at the Family Partnership Child Care Center in Minneapolis.
Photos by KYNDELL HARKNESS • kyndell.harkness@startribune.com
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Courtney peeked through a learning block as she played at her Minneapolis preschool, which is part of the Northside Achievement Zone.
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Sunday March 10, 2013
The Star Tribune Minnesota Poll surveyed 800 Minnesota adults Feb. 25-27. Respondents were reached on both landlines and cell phones....
All-day K has wide support, poll finds
A proposal by Gov. Mark Dayton to make all-day kindergarten available to all children has broad support in Minnesota, according to a new Star Tribune poll — especially among Democrats, women and adults age 35 to 49.
Jackie Colwell, 46, of Edina, said she would pay higher taxes for universal kindergarten: “I have a kindergartner and I think that the way the world is changing, how competitive things are going to be in the future, that it’s really important that we give them a good foundation.”
Eight in 10 Democrats supported the idea, but just four in 10 Republicans did.
Democrat Anita Sundstrom, 65, of Biwabik, said she supports higher taxes for education, but not all-day kindergarten: “I understand why parents want [it]. I just don’t think it’s healthy for a 5-year-old. That’s too long of a day for them.”
All-day kindergarten has many adherents among educators, while other advocates say it’s better to spend the money on quality preschool for children aged 3 and 4.
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