kindergarten
noun
kin·der·gar·ten
ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn 
ˈkin-də-,
-dᵊn
plural kindergartens
: a school or class for children usually from five to six years old
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As incidents have increased, more states have begun mandating that Asian American history be taught in kindergarten through 12th grade, In 2021, Illinois became the very first state with the Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History Act.
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2024
One Etsy seller is offering a kindergarten lesson plan for the entire school year, for example, for $3.50.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2024
Lawmakers also rejected a bill to make kindergarten mandatory... again.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
The program comes three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring any school district offering kindergarten to also provide transitional kindergarten for all four-year-olds by the 2025-26 school year.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2024
One Etsy seller is offering a kindergarten lesson plan for the entire school year, for example, for $3.50.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2024
Lawmakers also rejected a bill to make kindergarten mandatory... again.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
The program comes three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring any school district offering kindergarten to also provide transitional kindergarten for all four-year-olds by the 2025-26 school year.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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kindergarten
noun
kin·der·gar·ten
ˈkin-də(r)-ˌgärt-ᵊn
-ˌgärd-
: a school or class for very young children
Etymology
from German kindergarten "a school for very young children," from kinder "children" and garten "garden"
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