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ERIC Number: ED675837
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jun
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
California's Transitional Kindergarten Expansion. Policy Brief
Laura Hill; Maya Lawton; Chansonette Buck
Public Policy Institute of California
In 2021, California launched the Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) program (AB 130), requiring public schools with kindergarten to provide free, high-quality, inclusive pre-kindergarten to all four-year-olds regardless of birth date. Starting in 2022, it increased the original age-eligibility for Transitional Kindergarten (TK)--students turning five in the fall--to include younger four-year-olds incrementally. This mandate comes to completion in the 2025-26 school year, which is fast approaching. To ascertain how well expansion is working, the authors examined enrollment data and interviewed ten districts. This Policy Brief covers a few of the key findings.
Public Policy Institute of California. 500 Washington Street Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94111. Tel: 415-291-4400; Fax: 415-291-4401; Web site: http://www.ppic.org
Related Records: ED675836, ED675838
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Authoring Institution: Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
Identifiers - Location: California
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