Educators balance kindergarten, funding cuts
Photo credit: Jeremy Bales | A student raises her hand to get the attention of Kindergarten teacher Fran Owen teaches students on their first day of school at Early Childhood Center school in Central Islip. (Sept. 5, 2012)
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Central Islip teachers say they've made do with half-day kindergarten -- in which physical education, recess, music and art have been cut -- but will be glad to see it restored next year.
Longer school days help Kim Costello better understand her students' needs, she said.
"Teachers develop a much better sense of where the kids are, what their home life is like, what they need, what...
