It’s almost impossible for kindergarten students and first graders to learn remotely without adult supervision. But school and work start and end around the same time. It’s difficult for parents to oversee remote learning and do their jobs at the same time, even if they’re working from home.
So KIPP Newark, a free, public charter school network in Newark, N.J., started offering a kindergarten and first grade class at night in mid-October. For working parents and high-needs children, the 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. window makes everything possible.
“Attendance-wise, it’s completely changed,” said Meredith Eger, the lead teacher of the night kindergarten class. “Some of the kids that joined us right away, they missed school all of September and most of October.”
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