A Spark! Discovery Preschool student demonstrates a Bee-Bot robot, used to teach early programming skills to preschool students. Photo by Matthew Wiggins
Foundations for Success by MATTHEW WIGGINS AS THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR approaches,
roughly four million students across the United States are preparing to enter kindergarten. Although these students are starting their educational careers at the same time, they vary in levels of school readiness. In 2014, less than half of all U.S. children ages three to five attended a preschool program of any kind. This is largely due to limited access, low income households and social behaviors. St. Vrain enrolled 1,354 students in preschool programs during the 2015-2016 school year, 406 of whom were awarded tuition-free preschool through Colorado’s Preschool Program (CPP). CPP offers financial assistance for young children at risk of starting elementary school unprepared. While many
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