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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Universal pre-k for both 3 and 4-year-olds. It’s the only thing. We have to get them in younger. We are getting kindergarteners who don’t know colors, don’t know their names, can’t use the bathroom, can barely talk in their native language. For whatever reason, parents are just not preparing them. We cannot make up that deficit starting at age 5.[/quote]

This and the expectation at the beginning of kindergarten is not zero. So these kids enter already behind and unless they are smart, have excellent attendance, and a supportive home environment, it’s nearly impossible to catch up. [/quote]

Universal preK isn’t the answer at all.

You want taxpayers to pay preK costs for middle class and higher income families?  No thanks.

You can lobby for mandatory preK for lower-income families, but Universal preK would be a waste of money.

Smaller class sizes and a better curriculum, plus better discipline would go a long way in improving our schools.

We don’t have enough room for the students who are already in MCPS.  It’s not going to help MCPS to add in tons of preK students to an already broken and overwhelmed school system.  [/quote]

Adding a prek class for all may not be a bad idea given lots of preschools now are play based adn they aren't adequately preparing kids for K.[/quote]

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