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发帖数: 7947 | 1 http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/01/new-law-raises-age-to-start-kindergarten-in-calif/
New law raises age to start kindergarten in Calif.
By TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press Writer
Friday, October 1, 2010 at 10:43 a.m.
SAN FRANCISCO — California will require kids to be 5 years old when they
start kindergarten and create a new grade level for pre-K children after Gov
. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation aimed at improving student
achievement.
The bill approved late Thursday will push back the date by which children
must turn 5 to enter kindergarten from Dec. 2 to Sept. 1. The change will be
phased in one month at a time over three years starting in fall 2012.
"This is a victory for kids on two fronts," said state Sen. Simitian, D-Palo
Alto, who authored Senate Bill 1381. "We start kids when they're ready to
succeed in school, and for younger children we provide a 'get ready' year of
instruction as well."
The estimated $700 million saved by delaying kindergarten for roughly 120,
000 children annually will be used to pay for "transitional kindergarten," a
new grade level for children with fall birthdays who will be too young to
start regular kindergarten.
Gov. Schwarzenegger signed the Kindergarten Readiness Act despite opposition
from some state lawmakers who worry the new pre-K program could end up
increasing costs for taxpayers. Critics say raising the kindergarten age
without adding the new grade level would save the state money at a time when
California faces severe financial problems.
California currently has one of the latest cutoff dates in the country,
which means about one-fourth of students are 4 years old when they start
kindergarten.
But studies show the youngest students in a class are most likely to
struggle academically, be held back a grade or need special education
services. Many teachers complain that their 4-year-old students are not
ready for kindergarten, which has become more academically rigorous in
recent years.
Raising the kindergarten age could lead to stronger academic performance,
higher graduation rates and fewer students needing to repeat grades or take
special ed classes, supporters say.
Transitional kindergarten will feature a modified kindergarten curriculum
tailored to children born between Sept. 2 and Dec. 2. Like regular
kindergarten, the new program will be optional, but school districts will be
required to offer it.
The new grade level was added to the legislation partly out of concern for
parents who would otherwise need to pay for another year of childcare or
preschool for their children, which could create financial hardship for low-
income families.
In recent years, many wealthier families in California have held their
children back a year and paid for another year of preschool because they don
't believe their kids are ready for kindergarten, but that isn't an option
for less well-off families.
"This is a critical reform of elementary school education," said Catherine
Atkin, president of Preschool California, an advocacy group that backed the
bill. "Study after study has shown that these younger kindergartners are the
ones most likely to experience difficulty in schools. We know that when you
give them an additional year of preparation it helps them become confident
learners."
The Associated Press | d**w
发帖数: 14889 | 2 这个BILL我倒是早就知道的，就是不知道什么时候会批。唉，这是PALO ALTO一个
破议员提出的，很恶。。。。。
不知道3岁的pre school有没有改。。。。我们这的3岁的pre school也是按12/2
这么要求的。我前天刚交了一个WAIT LIST APPLICATION. 这世道，要提前三年
排队。。。。
Gov
be
【在 y**********o 的大作中提到】
: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/01/new-law-raises-age-to-start-kindergarten-in-calif/
: New law raises age to start kindergarten in Calif.
: By TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press Writer
: Friday, October 1, 2010 at 10:43 a.m.
: SAN FRANCISCO — California will require kids to be 5 years old when they
: start kindergarten and create a new grade level for pre-K children after Gov
: . Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation aimed at improving student
: achievement.
: The bill approved late Thursday will push back the date by which children
: must turn 5 to enter kindergarten from Dec. 2 to Sept. 1. The change will be
| y**********o
发帖数: 7947 | 3 祝你赶上末班车，把孩子扔进去。
另外见识了湾区中等偏上学区的普通民房，对你们这些在湾区买房的ID们好生景仰
【在 d**w 的大作中提到】
: 这个BILL我倒是早就知道的，就是不知道什么时候会批。唉，这是PALO ALTO一个
: 破议员提出的，很恶。。。。。
: 不知道3岁的pre school有没有改。。。。我们这的3岁的pre school也是按12/2
: 这么要求的。我前天刚交了一个WAIT LIST APPLICATION. 这世道，要提前三年
: 排队。。。。
:
: Gov
: be
| d**w
发帖数: 14889 | 4 咱加州DISABILITY BENEFIT倒是效率很高。我11/29号才寄的application, 今天
就收到了第一个CHECK.
【在 y**********o 的大作中提到】
: 祝你赶上末班车，把孩子扔进去。
: 另外见识了湾区中等偏上学区的普通民房，对你们这些在湾区买房的ID们好生景仰
| j**y
发帖数: 7014 | 5 what？
我们还啥都没申请呢
【在 d**w 的大作中提到】
: 这个BILL我倒是早就知道的，就是不知道什么时候会批。唉，这是PALO ALTO一个
: 破议员提出的，很恶。。。。。
: 不知道3岁的pre school有没有改。。。。我们这的3岁的pre school也是按12/2
: 这么要求的。我前天刚交了一个WAIT LIST APPLICATION. 这世道，要提前三年
: 排队。。。。
:
: Gov
: be
| d**w
发帖数: 14889 | 6 各个地方不一样啊。FC有个pre school就是提前三年排队还排不上呢。。。。。。
【在 j**y 的大作中提到】
: what？
: 我们还啥都没申请呢
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