The “modified kindergarten curriculum” would remain a “curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate,” which, according to the governor’s office, would “prioritize play as a form of learning ...

“It is very normal in the younger grades that those teachers will deal with accidents in the classrooms — it's just been more of a shift to students coming to school that are still in diapers and pull ...

This is the fourth in a series of stories on the challenges impacting California’s efforts to offer high-quality instruction to all 4-year-olds by 2025. Transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds ...

When Wendy Lundeen began teaching transitional kindergarten over a dozen years ago, it was seen as an unconventional option to help prepare children to one day enter elementary school. Fast forward 13 ...

Abdiel, 4, celebrates his birthday during his first week of transitional kindergarten at Bill Libbon Elementary School in Santa Maria. Credit: Nick Forselles / Noozhawk photo On a sunny morning in ...

AB 1391, which was designed to get state funding for transitional kindergarten in basic aid districts, was stopped in appropriations as it made its way through the California Legislature. "I was ...

In 2021, California launched a $2.7 billion effort to expand transitional kindergarten, with the goal of making it available to every 4-year-old resident by the 2025-26 school year. Now, as the full ...

Transitional kindergarten student Vivienne Villarreal, left, and her classmates practice handwriting at Fremont School in Modesto. California’s Transitional Kindergarten expands, but families face ...

This story is part of SLO Tribune's Parents Central, our expanding coverage for local parents. We're tackling issues that matter to you the most, explaining the "what it means," from school budgets to ...

Signs reading “Save our TK” were placed in front of San Luis Coastal trustees as the board heard about impending budget cuts on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Sadie Dittenber [email protected] ...

San Luis Coastal Unified School District’s transitional kindergarten could be on the chopping block, administrators warned a crowded board room Tuesday night. The announcement came during the district ...