What will universal TK mean for California kids?
California is making big strides towards offering a free year of public pre-kindergarten to all four-year-olds by 2025. A teacher shares why she loves transitional kindergarten – the joy of learning and the chance for play so often lost in kinderga
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Show Notes
California is making big strides towards offering a free year of public pre-kindergarten to all four-year-olds by 2025.
A teacher shares why she loves transitional kindergarten – the joy of learning and the chance for play so often lost in kindergarten nowadays. Host Zaidee Stavely and EdSource reporter Karen D’Souza discuss the hopes and challenges posed by this enormous expansion.
Guests:
- Paula Merrigan, Transitional Kindergarten Teacher, Castro Valley Unified School District
- Karen D’Souza, Early Education Reporter, EdSource
Read more articles on this topic from EdSource:
- Hope, caution among experts as California rolls out transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds
- How California’s new universal transitional kindergarten program will be rolled out
- Why some early childhood advocates want more transitional kindergarten choices