Schools
Full-Day Kindergarten Decision Still up in the Air
State officials want more information before moving forward.
The decision to implement full-day kindergarten in Woonsocket public schools this fall is still in question.
At a meeting Monday night, state Budget Commission officials said they won’t consider the change until the School Department submits more information, The Woonsocket Call reported.
At the Monday night meeting, residents, taxpayers and community members argued against the costs and impacts of such a program.
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The decision to move to a full-day kindergarten program followed an announcement last July from the Woonsocket General Assembly Delegation that $500,000 had been added to the 2014 state budget to fund full-day Kindergarten in the city.
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