Bill Passed to Make Kindergarten Mandatory in NYC
Kindergarten would become mandatory for all 5-year-olds in New York City under a bill passed this week by state lawmakers.
Right now, kids in the city aren’t required to attend school until age six.
Most parents enroll their kids anyway, but officials estimate that as many as 3,000 New York City schoolchildren enter first grade each year without having gone to kindergarten.
Proponents of the measure tell The New York Times that some kids wind up skipping kindergarten because their parents missed registration deadlines, and are then closed out of neighborhood schools due to lack of space.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg backs the bill, which is awaiting action by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The governor hasn’t indicated yet whether he intends to sign the bill into law.
Tyranny
The government are tyrants. None of their business how I intend to educate or socialize my children.
Uncle sam
Hi nechemia
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they want my kid in kindergarten they pay for it
Auntie
I spy menachem
FYI
Government Kindergarten is Yeshiva Pre-1A (5 year olds)
DeClasse- Intellectual
Another tax increase is coming down the road. Instead of possibly paying up to 60% tax (fed, state and city) on income it might now jumb to 75%
home
is homeschooling an option
You can still educate ur own kids...
Doesn’t mean u have to send your child to a school. It is legal to home school in NY, you just have to fill out the proper paperwork.