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Expanded preschool-lite programs inspiring optimism at Billings' South Side schools

Matt Hoffman

August 19, 2019 |

Missoulian |

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Response Location: United States, Billings, Montana

A six-week, half-day kindergarten jumpstart program in Billings, Montana is helping students to get acclimated to the classroom before formally entering school. While the "preschool-lite" offerings are not meant as a stand-in for a comprehensive preschool experience, they are a step towards closing the achievement gap, local officials and school administrators say.

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