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US Schools To Hire Extra Kindergarten Teachers For Fall Session

United States is bracing for a surge of kindergartners as the pandemic takes a back seat. The school enrollments have seen a drop of 4-year-old preschoolers from 71% to 54% during the pandemic. Children of a higher age were also reportedly held off from admissions due to several health factors and issues contributing to the overwhelming numbers this year. More and more kindergarten teachers are being hired for the fall session.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 - 06:00 PM / by Sohini Mandal

Tags: Education, early education, Kindergartener, United States

Courtesy: The Times of India

5-year-old Girl Makes Cards, Cakes For Medicos, Wins Netizens' Hearts

In a heartwarming move, five-year-old Indian-origin girl Aranya Chopra from New York designed 200 festive cards, decorations and cake for medicos during her winter holidays. Netizens called her "little angel" for doing such inspirational work with her personal savings. Aranya said the idea was to cheer the medicos since they were away from their families due to COVID-19. Her mother had contacted a nursing home to support her thoughtful… read-more

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 - 09:30 AM / by Sakshi Teresa Emmanuel

Tags: Holidays, Card, Gesture, Kindergartener, New York