Colorado - Governor pushed it through as his pet project

Aug 12, 2019
7:38:22am

jaredm All-American

Colorado Legislature Passes Bill Funding Full-Day Kindergarten

How a bipartisan effort between a Boulder Democrat and a Salida Republican spurred the Colorado legislature to fund full-day kindergarten.

https://www.5280.com/2019/04/colorado-legislature-passes-bill-funding-full-day-kindergarten/

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POLL: When does school start where you live?

buffgato

8/11/19 10:40pm

We start our fifth week tomorrow.

Jeffacka

8/11/19 10:43pm

I wish we had school in July and August, and not in September and October.

Cougarrr

8/11/19 10:49pm

Park City Winter School has Dec Jan and Feb off

BlueFrog

8/11/19 10:52pm

I just want school during the coldest and the hottest months.

Cougarrr

8/11/19 10:55pm

I just heard about someplace back east that has a two week break in the fall

buffgato

8/11/19 11:05pm

Arizona does that

palangi

8/11/19 11:46pm

My friend from GA started late July but didn't seem to get the big breaks

permiso

8/11/19 11:53pm

We started August 1. Full week off in Sept., for Thanksgiving, Feb., and spring break. 2 at Christmas. Out end of May.

No touching

8/12/19 6:40am

We start mid aug, 2.5 week off in fall, winter, and spring, and 1 week @

chitchatfan

8/12/19 7:07am

Wow. Is everyone on the slopes?

TNT

8/11/19 11:30pm

The Winter Sports School?

Solomon Levi

8/12/19 3:35am

one of the main reasons I decided to not in Texas an Adult. It sucks to have tim

Mayor of Cougartown

8/11/19 11:39pm

Tomorrow

kccougar

8/11/19 11:01pm

Yep.

Dwight Schr-UTE

8/11/19 11:32pm

Last week.

Zaphod

8/11/19 11:22pm

Same here

Six Foot Seven

8/12/19 4:07am

July 23rd

permiso

8/11/19 11:37pm

Our district started Aug 1. Our kids are going to a new charter school...

cougfanblue

8/12/19 12:15am

My wife and I are both teachers. She teaches at a public school and starts

Loon to the Moon

8/12/19 12:15am

We had year round school where I grew up with different tracks but, essentially, the breaks were spread out a couple

Slim

8/12/19 12:21am

As a teacher, I wouldn't like that as much with kids coming and going depending

Loon to the Moon

8/12/19 12:38am

Every class was on the same track

Slim

8/12/19 1:10am

Better then. I had younger siblings who had year round school for a couple of

Loon to the Moon

8/12/19 1:20am

I was on track C.

Conan

8/12/19 1:15am

Me too!

Slim

8/12/19 4:37am

I taught in a 200 day district in Phoenix. It was terrible.

Jeffacka

8/12/19 9:19am

Interesting. I'd like to give it a shot though.

Loon to the Moon

8/12/19 1:16pm

The kids were so restless. It didn't help that this was in an at-risk area.

Jeffacka

8/12/19 3:35pm

Was this schedule district wide, elementary through high school?

Loon to the Moon

8/12/19 4:28pm

Just K-8.

Jeffacka

8/12/19 4:59pm

School is just a product of the working day. None of it makes much sense. It

777

8/12/19 12:24am

They just passed a law for full day kindergarten here, claiming our

jaredm

8/12/19 6:46am

Wow

buffgato

8/12/19 6:49am

Wow! What state? No way that’s true.

AFewThoughts

8/12/19 6:57am

Colorado - Governor pushed it through as his pet project

jaredm

8/12/19 7:38am

That's how we do it in Arizona.

Jeffacka

8/12/19 9:20am

Thats how it is in Texas

AlphaCoug

8/12/19 7:19pm

Passed a couple years ago in NV.

(Private)

8/13/19 1:40am

parents can now work a full day. yay.

Powerbait DPM studnt

8/13/19 3:50pm

I agree.

AFewThoughts

8/12/19 6:58am

Working parents want free gov day care. And experts want more propaganda time.

CougarMandias

8/12/19 8:59am

Propaganda time?

Slim

8/12/19 12:57pm

My child is an honor student in a government re-education camp.

CougarMandias

8/12/19 1:01pm

Wut

Slim

8/12/19 1:47pm

i mean, it's an extreme opinion, but 100% based in truth

Dissenter

8/12/19 5:49pm

You must not have kids in school. They've pretty much jettisoned history, the

Kandy

8/12/19 8:44pm

I don't have kids in school because I was just in school a few years ago

Dissenter

8/12/19 9:33pm

Mmm Mmm Mmm

AZ Coug

8/12/19 8:45pm

Especially when I had to wake up at 4:30 am to go to seminary

Punk Philosopher

8/12/19 11:35am

NY has 3-K..so our 3 year olds can..oh who am I kidding, it's socialized daycare

Sexytaxman

8/13/19 9:40am

The Wednesday after labor day

nybyblue

8/12/19 4:16am

Today

SuperTank

8/12/19 4:50am

Today

Born2Fish

8/12/19 5:46am

Is Sept start an East coast thing?

mokelembembe

8/12/19 6:44am

Growing up in OR we always started right after Labor day.

Ycrazy

8/12/19 10:15am

Nampa: My kids' charter school starts August 14; district starts August 19

mrphotogenic

8/12/19 7:57am

It was a state law in VA they had to wait until after Labor Day..pushed by the

Fdnman

8/12/19 8:21am

This Thursday

AlphaCoug

8/12/19 8:26am

July 29th, but we have 2 week breaks in both October & March

Sacto Cougar

8/12/19 9:13am

that sounds awesome, actually

Lalau

8/12/19 10:09am

It is, we take vacations off peak in Oct & March

Sacto Cougar

8/12/19 12:52pm

I am a big fan of year-round school.

Iron Coug

8/12/19 10:49am

yep

Sacto Cougar

2/21/20 11:48am

yep

Sacto Cougar

2/21/20 11:49am

yepyep

Sacto Cougar

2/21/20 11:49am

yepyep

Sacto Cougar

2/21/20 11:49am

yep

Sacto Cougar

2/21/20 11:49am

yep

Sacto Cougar

2/21/20 11:49am

yep

Sacto Cougar

2/21/20 11:49am

yep

Sacto Cougar

2/21/20 11:49am

yep

Sacto Cougar

2/21/20 11:49am

yep

Sacto Cougar

2/21/20 11:50am

Don't know don't care I am an empty nester now 🙂

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