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One November morning, a little after 8 a.m., Jessica Arrow and 14 of her kindergarteners are sitting in a circle on a rug in her classroom at Symonds Elementary School here. Some sit cross-legged, ...

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...

Play kitchens and mock cash registers are among the wish-list items Southern Lehigh kindergarten teachers have requested as they work to integrate “purposeful play” into the new full-day kindergarten ...

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