Education
Jan. 23, 2014
Investing early in our children
Researchers estimate that, if we could increase graduation rates by 10 percentage points, murders and assaults would fall by 20 percent. By Bonnie Dumanis
Leaders in the State Assembly and Senate have introduced the Kindergarten Readiness Act (Senate Bill 837), which would expand and streamline our early education programs in order to more effectively serve young children in California. The legislation would provide at least one year of transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds; low-income children would be eligible for two years.
The bill is certainly a step in the right direction....
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