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Earlier cutoff date to enter kindergarten a step closer in California

  • 09-07-2010
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By Carla Rivera/Los Angeles Times

At Gulf Avenue Elementary in Wilmington, 4-year-olds in a transitional kindergarten class start the day singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" before sitting down to trace the letter A and learn its sound. Nearby, students in the school's regular kindergarten class are also hard at work, reading and writing sentences. The two sets of students are separated in age by only a few months, but the gulf in maturity and academic skills is wide. (more…)

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