17 sets of twins start kindergarten in the same school district

Teachers in one Pennsylvania school district might be seeing double a little more often this school year. That’s because 17 sets of twins are all heading to their first day of kindergarten in the Colonial School District Monday. The district, which serves Conshohocken, Plymouth Township and Whitemarsh Township, is welcoming 34 “twin-dergarteners” to three of their five elementary schools. Ridge Park Elementary School has enrolled seven sets of twins, while Whitemarsh Elementary will have six sets of twins and Plymouth Elementary will see four sets join their class, the school district confirmed to “Good Morning America.” The school district, northwest… Read More

NSW and Victorian governments plan new free year of preschool schooling within a decade

Young children will have an extra year of education under a new plan from both the NSW and Victorian governments. Key points: Children would attend the new classes five days per week Exact models are yet to be developed Both states would deliver the program in preschool settings NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and his Victorian counterpart Daniel Andrews want to introduce the new year for four- and five-year-olds. For NSW families, it will begin from 2030 and fall a year before what is known as kindergarten. Victoria plans to start from 2025, with a year of new schooling before what… Read More