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Proposed kindergarten cutoff date would mean some California kids start school later
- 08-24-2010
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By Susan Ferriss and Melody Gutierrez/Sacramento Bee
For decades, millions of Californians with children who have fall birthdays have struggled over whether to pack their 4-year-olds off to kindergarten – or hold them back because they might be too young to start school. This week, California state legislators may the closest they've ever come to making that decision for parents, with room for some exceptions. A bill by Sen. Joe Simitian, a Palo Alto Democrat, would roll back the date that entering kindergartners must turn 5 from the current Dec. 2 to Sept. 1. (more…)
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