SACRAMENTO — A bill that would have required all California families to enroll their children in kindergarten was rejected by the state Legislature on Thursday, the latest of several failed attempts over the years to make the grade compulsory.
The legislation, AB 2226, aimed to mandate the state’s youngest students attend kindergarten before being admitted to the first grade. According to the California Department of Education, 95% of students already attend kindergarten, though it is not required.
Instead, students are required to attend school when they turn 6 years old — and it’s up to families if they start in kindergarten or go straight to first grade.
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California Legislature again rejects bill to make kindergarten mandatory
- by: Mackenzie Mays
- 2024-08-16
- Source:
Los Angeles Times
- 08/16/2024
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