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Governor Brown Proposes Kicking 125,000 Students Out of Kindergarten | 01.06.2012
Sacramento, CA – January 6, 2012 – In his 2012-13 budget proposal released yesterday, Gov. Jerry Brown called for kicking 125,000 kindergarteners out of California’s public school system, denying 1 out of 4 kindergarten students access to public education. This proposal would mark the largest number of students ever removed from public school classrooms in U.S. history. more
California wins $52.6 M grant for early education | 12.16.2011
California wins $52.6 million federal grant to support early learning and care. Other states to receive the grant include Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington. more
2011 Transitional Kindergarten Summit Kicks Off Historic Education Reform to Step-Up Readiness for Kindergarten Success | 11.07.2011
Education leaders across California are gathering to kick-off efforts to get California’s groundbreaking transitional kindergarten classrooms up and running in school districts around the state by Fall 2012 at the November 8th sold-out 2011 Transitional Kindergarten Summit convened by Preschool California and leading statewide education organizations at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel. more
Innovative New Pilot Will Allow More Children to Enter Kindergarten Ready to Succeed | 01.12.2011
Catherine Atkin, president of Preschool California, issued the following statement regarding Los Angeles Unified School District's new transitional kindergarten pilot program, beginning next school year. more
Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Kindergarten Readiness Act | 09.30.2010
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday signed Senate Bill 1381 (Simitian, Steinberg), the Kindergarten Readiness Act, enacting a historic reform to elementary education that will help ensure that 120,000 more children each year are better prepared to succeed in kindergarten and beyond. more
California Legislature Passes Kindergarten Readiness Act | 09.01.2010
California's youngest learners are one step closer to entering kindergarten prepared to learn and succeed after the state Legislature on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 1381 (Simitian, Steinberg), the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010. more
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