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California TK-12 enrollment ticks down, while number of homeless and poor students rises

May 21, 2025 | EdSource

In this EdSource article from reporters Emma Gallegos and Daniel Willis, Early Edge California‘s Director of Policy, Carolyne Crolotte, discusses Transitional Kindergarten enrollment data released by the California Department of Education, and the program’s expansion across our state.

Carolyne Crolotte Director of Policy

Crolotte praised the state for its expansion of transitional kindergarten but said that some families may not know that their children are eligible for the program.

“I think more work needs to be done about communication to families and knowing that this is available to them,” Crolotte said.

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