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Russell Siima, who started his first year of kindergarten at a public school in Montgomery County, Md., this week, waves goodbye to his parents. The milestone gave his dad a flashback to his own start of school in Uganda.

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My son loved his first day of kindergarten. It brings up my own bittersweet memories

by James Kassaga Arinaitwe August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

When his son began kindergarten this week, educator James Kassaga Arinaitwe flashed back to his own initiation into school, growing up in Uganda under far humbler circumstances.

Mollie Sussman and Eli Frankel show off his new race-car bed. The 5-year-old is one of 3.6 million children in the U.S. in 2020 who are starting kindergarten this year.

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Are ‘COVID kindergarteners’ ready for school?

by Vanessa Romo August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

More than 3.6 million children born in 2020 amid the COVID-19 global pandemic are walking into elementary schools across the country this fall.

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