Monday, November 17, 2008

Revere’s full-day ‘K’ may face ax


REVERE - Parents of 500 kindergartners may see the time their kids spend in school reduced if the state cuts back school spending over the next year.

Eliminating full-day kindergarten is one of the cuts School Superintendent Paul Dakin last week said he may recommend to the School Committee as early as December.

Dakin has warned for months that the schools need $6 million to $7 million in additional state money to continue operating existing programs. Expectations of receiving the money have all but vanished with legislators and municipal officials’ warnings of state aid cuts next July, perhaps sooner.

(Lynn Daily Item - Full Story)

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