It was all fun and games (and finger painting and singing and dancing) in preschool, but kindergarten is a different ball game. Knowing whether or not your kid is ready for the structure and ...

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The current school year is flying by and is already more than halfway complete, which means the 2026–27 school year will be here before we know it.

Universal TK provides a free, high-quality preschool option for all California families with 4-year-olds. This is critical in terms of access and affordability and ensures that more families can ...

Arroyo Grande’s Ocean View Elementary is breaking ground on new classrooms. “The last time this campus had a permanent classroom built was 1962, which was ironically, 62 years ago," Andy Stenson, ...

Signs reading “Save our TK” were placed in front of San Luis Coastal trustees as the board heard about impending budget cuts on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Sadie Dittenber sdittenber@thetribunenews.com ...

California’s newly expanded transitional kindergarten program is growing, but it’s also sapping resources from other early childhood programs, a new study shows, leading to declining enrollment. “As ...

The announcement followed days of intense public meetings, where concerned residents, parents and staff raised alarm over the potential cuts to the program. School district officials in San Luis ...

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 ...

San Luis Coastal Unified School District’s transitional kindergarten could be on the chopping block, administrators warned a crowded board room Tuesday night. The announcement came during the district ...