The Sacramento Bee
10 months agoEducation
California spending billions to expand transitional kindergarten. How effective is the program?
Transitional kindergarten in California aims to reduce learning disparities and improve outcomes for 4-year-olds.
Researchers found that transitional kindergarten led to earlier identifications of students with special education needs and those learning a language other than English.
Supporters of transitional kindergarten caution against drawing conclusions from the study and emphasize the importance of measuring childhood development beyond test scores. [ more ]