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Los Angeles Unified School District Announces Plans to Expand Transitional Kindergarten to Every Elementary School | 05.17.2012
Los Angeles, CA – May 17, 2012– The Los Angeles Unified School District has announced new plans to continue operating its existing 109 transitional kindergarten classrooms and also to expand transitional kindergarten to all 400 elementary schools in the district. more
Legislators, School Districts, Educators, Parents Affirm Strong Support for Transitional Kindergarten | 05.15.2012
Legislature’s Message to School Districts Remains: Transitional Kindergarten is Law; TK Implementation Proceeding in Hundreds of Districts Across California. more
Los Angeles Unified, San Diego Unified, San Jose Unified Among Districts Announcing Plans to Implement Transitional Kindergarten Following California Senate Vote | 04.23.2012
With both houses of the California state legislature rejecting Governor Brown’s proposal to eliminate transitional kindergarten, school districts across the state are moving forward with implementing transitional kindergarten. more
Senate Subcommittee Joins Assembly in Rejecting Governor’s Proposal to Eliminate Transitional Kindergarten | 04.12.2012
In a critical move towards ensuring no child is denied their right to kindergarten, the California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee on Education today voted to reject the governor’s budget proposal to eliminate transitional kindergarten. more
Legislators Confronted With Numbers of Students in Their District Who Could Be Shut Out of Kindergarten | 04.09.2012
Today the Save Kindergarten Coalition delivered maps to every California state legislator highlighting the number of students in their district who could be shut out of public school should Governor Brown’s proposal to cut transitional kindergarten take effect. The maps illustrate for each legislator how his or her constituent families would be burdened if they lack access to transitional kindergarten. more
Assembly Subcommittee Rejects Governor's Proposal to Eliminate Transitional Kindergarten | 03.13.2012
In a critical move towards ensuring no child is denied their right to kindergarten, the California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance today voted to reject the governor’s budget proposal to eliminate transitional kindergarten. more
State Legislators Voice Opposition to Gov. Brown’s Budget Proposal to Deny Children the Right to Attend Public School | 03.01.2012
At today’s Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Full Committee Hearing, California state legislators voiced their opposition to Gov. Brown’s budget proposal to eliminate transitional kindergarten and thus deny up to 125,000 children the right to attend public school, citing the detrimental impact it would have on the state’s youngest students. more
“March Mobilization to Save Kindergarten” Supported by Parents, Civic Leaders, Education Advocates | 02.29.2012
With school districts and parents preparing to register students for kindergarten in March, legislators, superintendents, parents, education and civic leaders and child advocacy organizations are stepping up efforts to persuade legislators and California Governor Jerry Brown to support the full implementation of transitional kindergarten this fall. more
Central Valley Educators Prepare to Implement Transitional Kindergarten at Fresno Summit | 02.28.2012
Fresno, CA – February 28 – Nearly 200 educators from across the Central Valley gathered today in Fresno to prepare to implement transitional kindergarten in their schools and celebrate the proven benefits of transitional kindergarten at the second annual Transitional Kindergarten Implementation Summit hosted by the Fresno County Office of Education. more
Law Enforcement Leaders Oppose Gov. Brown’s Budget Proposal to Eliminate Transitional Kindergarten and Deny Children the Right to Attend Public School | 02.23.2012
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California joins Preschool California, California State PTA, California Kindergarten Association, California Federation of Teachers, business and civic Leaders in “Save Kindergarten” coalition to rally support for transitional kindergarten. more
The Advancement Project Opposes Gov. Brown's Budget Proposal to Eliminate Transitional Kindergarten and Deny Children the Right to Attend Public School | 02.22.2012
The Advancement Project joins Preschool California, California kindergarten teachers, parents, education advocates, civic leaders in "Save Kindergarten" coalition to rally in support of transitional kindergarten. more
Long Beach Unified School District Parents, Educators, Business and Civic Leaders Rally for Full Implementation of Transitional Kindergarten | 02.07.2012
Long Beach, CA – February 7 – Long Beach Unified School District Superintendent Christopher J. Steinhauser today led community educators, parents, grandparents, business and civic leaders in a rally opposing Gov. Brown’s budget proposal to eliminate transitional kindergarten and thus deny up to 125,000 children the right to attend public school. more
California Superintendents Call for Full Implementation of Transitional Kindergarten | 01.31.2012
Small School District Association Joins Preschool California, California Federation of Teachers, California Kindergarten Teachers’ “Save Kindergarten” Campaign to Rally Against Budget Proposal to Eliminate Transitional Kindergarten. more
California Federation of Teachers Opposes the Proposal to Eliminate Transitional Kindergarten, Blocking 125,000 Children from Public Education | 01.26.2012
Sacramento, CA -- Today the California Federation of Teachers, representing over 120,000 educational employees working at every level of the education system in California, voiced its opposition to the budget proposal to eliminate transitional kindergarten, which would block 125,000 children from public education. more
Kindergarten Teachers, Early Education Advocates Alert Parents to Implications of Gov. Brown's Proposal to Bar 125,000 Children from Kindergarten | 01.13.2012
Santa Clara, CA - In the first organized gathering of early childhood advocates since Governor Brown released his budget last week, the California Kindergarten Association, State Senator Joe Simitian (D- Palo Alto) and Preschool California alerted parents and early childhood education advocates to the implications of Gov. Brown’s proposal to kick 125,000 kindergarten-aged children out of public school classrooms. more
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