October 28, 2025 | EdSource
In this EdSource article Early Edge California Director of Policy Carolyne Crolotte speaks with education reporter Zaidee Stavely about the new screener to identify Transitional Kindergarten (TK) students who need more help learning English.

“We need to ensure that we’re providing those tools and resources to schools to help support not just English but also the home language,” said Carolyne Crolotte, director of policy at Early Edge California, a nonprofit that advocated to exempt TK students from taking the ELPAC.