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Kindergarten to shift to Sept. 1 start
- 09-01-2010
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Topics On Public Education
After more than a dozen failed efforts over two decades, the Legislature has finally changed the start date of kindergarten from Dec. 2 to Sept. 1 for 5-year olds. Sen. Joe Simitian’s SB 1381 also establishes a transitional kindergarten for the 4-year-olds displaced by the earlier start date. The bill squeaked by with only one vote and seven minutes to spare. The Senate vote of 21-15 came at 11:53 p.m., narrowly close to the midnight expiration of the legislative session. California has been one of only four states allowing 4-year olds to attend kindergarten as long as they turned 5 by Dec. 2, and early childhood researchers had consistently urged moving up the date. (more…)
Also: Sacramento Bee
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