Media Coverage
Transitional kindergarten programs nurture as they grow | 10.28.2012
Auburn Journal
This is the second year of the transitional kindergarten program at Rock Creek. Even though the program is still in its first few years, Peak said students who have gone through it are already showing signs of academic improvements. more
Transitional kindergarten gives students extra school year | 10.27.2012
San Diego Union Tribune
Some parents throughout the state are taking advantage of a new program that can give their children a head start in school and change the age they will be when they graduate. more
Class Gives Kindergartners an Educational Head Start | 10.25.2012
Diamond Bar-Walnut Patch
On a recent Friday, several youngsters, some only a year removed from toddlerhood, sat on a multi-colored rug in class to recite the days of the week. Some were 4, others just turned 5. All are on the cusp of entering kindergarten. But instead of sitting out and waiting to get to school, the children are enrolled as part of Pomona Unified School District’s newly launched transitional kindergarten classes at Armstrong Elementary School in Diamond Bar. more
Preschool California Honors Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla for Support of Transitional Kindergarten | 10.24.2012
Concord Patch
On Thursday, Oct. 18, Preschool California honored Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) with the 2012 Early Learning Champion Award for championing transitional kindergarten (TK) and early childhood education. The community celebration featured educators, parents, business and community leaders at Highlands Elementary School in the Mt.Diablo Unified School District. more
School board snippets: Talented teachers, Preppy K update and advice for mayor candidates | 10.24.2012
Gilroy Dispatch
GUSD received some major kudos for its recently implemented Transitional Kindergarten program Thursday night from Lisa Kaufman, director of Early Learning Services at the Santa Clara County Offices of Education. more
Cuddle Your Kid! | 10.20.2012
New York Times
Meaney’s team dissected adult rats and found that licking led to differences in brain anatomy, so that rats that had been licked more were better able to control stress responses. So, could the human version of licking and grooming — hugging and kissing babies, and reading to them — fortify our offspring and even our society as well? more
First 5 LA/UCLA Anderson Forecast City Human Capital Index Finds Los Angeles Ranked Near the Bottom | 10.17.2012
PR Web
The UCLA Anderson Forecast and First 5 LA partnered for an all-day conference on the economic impact of early childhood education (ECE) and published an index designed to measure human capital in cities and counties across the United States. The two studies focus on the link between ECE and future workforce preparedness. more
Time to Start Thinking About Kindergarten | 10.17.2012
Pacifica Patch
Pacifica School District's kindergarten kick-off for the 2013/2014 school year is now under way. If you have a child who will be 5 years of age on or before Oct. 1, 2013, your child is eligible to attend kindergarten in fall 2013. If your child’s 5th birthday falls between October 2 and December 2, your child qualifies for the Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program offered at Ortega and Sunset Ridge Schools. more
Latino access to preschool key in narrowing Hispanic-white gap, says study | 10.15.2012
NBC Latino
Latino children are currently not enrolled in preschool programs in sufficient numbers, yet a new study finds that equalizing access to center-based preschool could close the Hispanic-white school readiness gap by 26 percent, according to findings in the current issue of The Future of Children, a joint Princeton/Brookings journal. The new issue focuses on “Literacy Challenges for the Twenty-First Century.” more
Early childhood education has bigger impact on Cailfornia economy than you think | 10.10.2012
California Forward
It seems like a big leap from kindergarten to competing in the global marketplace. But the effects of early education are numerous and far reaching, even affecting the job you might have years in the future. more
Some area districts ahead of the curve on new transitional kindergarten requirements | 10.09.2012
Daily Breeze
Organized by Preschool California - a nonprofit advocacy group with offices in the Bay Area and Los Angeles - the event was a thank you to Sen. Rod Wright, D-Inglewood, who played a key role in successfully fighting Brown's recent attempt to block the implementation of transitional kindergarten. more
TK gives Turlock students a head start in learning | 10.02.2012
Turlock Journal
Young students at Dennis Earl Elementary were given the gift of time this school year by getting a head start on their education before they reach kindergarten. more
Scientific Inquiry Among the Preschool Set | 10.01.2012
New York Times
When engaged in what looks like child’s play, preschoolers are actually behaving like scientists, according to a new report in the journal Science: forming hypotheses, running experiments, calculating probabilities and deciphering causal relationships about the world. more
Time to Register for Next Year's TK | 10.01.2012
San Carlos Patch
The San Carlos School District (SCSD) will begin accepting centralized registration today for incoming kindergarten and transitional kindergarteners for the 2013-14 school year. more
Back to school: Younger students, parents weigh emotions of first day | 09.30.2012
Sierra Sun
A TTUSD scholar who wasn't nervous about the first day of school was Carson Crus, who is in his second year of transitional kindergarten at Kings Beach Elementary. more
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