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Newsom’s Plan Opens Kindergarten to 4-Year-Olds

SACRAMENTO — All 4-year-olds in California could go to kindergarten for free under a new proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration, part of a broad new education spending package made possible by the state's surprise budget surplus. $17.7 Billion Surplus to Spend on Public Education That surplus means that California...

Is Longer Day for Kindergarteners in Fresno Unified’s Future?

Fresno Unified parents are exasperated by having to take time off from work in the middle of the day to pick up their kindergarteners at school. And a majority of trustees want to see the district fix the problem. Trustee Carol Mills said she understands their frustration, and offered a...

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