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Dual Language Learners in Transitional Kindergarten

February 25, 2026 | California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)

Our co-authored article, Dual Language Learners in Transitional Kindergarten, was featured in CABE‘s Spring 2026 Edition of the Multilingual Educator Magazine (see pages 86-88). 

This article, authored by Early Edge’s Director of Policy, Carolyne Crolotte, and Policy Analyst, Eduardo Gutiérrez, alongside JunHee Doh (Catalyst California), Erin Freschi (Californians Together), Pamela Low (EdTrust West), and Patricia Chávez (Sobrato Early Academic Language), dives into how the expansion of Transitional Kindergarten (TK) offers a timely opportunity to reimagine how California can better support Dual Language Learners (DLLs) by demonstrating inspiring practices from various school districts across California.

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