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Reading skills—and struggles—manifest earlier than thought
Experts have long known that reading skills develop before the first day of kindergarten, but new research published in the ...
Kindergarten is the cut off for children waiting for public speech-language therapy
Parents of children in need of therapy say they're watching their kids pay the price of the lack of support before ...
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California launch of new literacy assessment for teachers on schedule
On July 1, the unpopular Reading Instruction Competence Assessment will be replaced with a performance assessment to ensure ...
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Transitional kindergarten participation declines despite expansion, report finds
Despite expanding eligibility requirements, California’s transitional kindergarten program showed declining rates of participation, according to a recent report by the Public Policy Institute of ...
California politicians agree on school money, but poor test scores need attention
Historically, the annual process of writing a state budget has often stumbled over how much money California should spend on ...
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Teachers Aren’t Prepared or Equipped to Teach English Learners, Survey Finds
A new RAND Corp. study found that teachers working with English learners need more training and better materials.