August 21, 2024 | Los Angeles Times
Early Edge‘s Senior Policy Analyst, Kelly Reynolds, authored this Los Angeles Times article for their 2024 Back To School Reading by 9 guide which shares more about Transitional Kindergarten (TK), California’s free, high-quality preschool option for families with 4-year-olds. She also addresses the TK opportunities and benefits for children who participate in TK.
“A 2017 study by the American Institute of Research found that children who participated in TK enter kindergarten with stronger math and literacy skills, and teachers report them being more engaged than peers who had not been in a TK program.”