This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Break out the crayons and finger paint: Every 4-year-old in California is now eligible for transitional kindergarten.

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 ...

The terms “pre-K” and “TK” are popping up a lot in K-12 education circles right now, referring to pre-kindergarten or transitional kindergarten. This grade is intended as a “transition” year between ...

When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the rollout of universal transitional kindergarten in 2021, state funding was available for districts to expand the program. His revised budget proposal now cuts $550 ...

Break out the crayons and finger paint: Every 4-year-old in California is now eligible for transitional kindergarten. Fifteen years after a handful of school districts opened the first TK classrooms, ...

Break out the crayons and finger paint: Every 4-year-old in California is now eligible for transitional kindergarten. Fifteen years after a handful of school districts opened the first TK classrooms, ...

Break out the crayons and finger paint: Every 4-year-old in California is now eligible for transitional kindergarten. Fifteen years after a handful of school districts opened the first TK classrooms, ...

Break out the crayons and finger paint: Every 4-year-old in California is now eligible for transitional kindergarten. Fifteen years after a handful of school districts opened the first TK classrooms, ...

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