Category: California Children

California Children Struggling to Recover From Pandemic Academically, Mentally: Report

January 31, 2023
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California children are still struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic both academically and mentally, according to a new report from research organization Children Now. “Children in California … have not bounced back from the pandemic,” Children Now President Ted Lempert said in a Jan. 26 statement. “Too many kids are not thriving today and…

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Kindergarten Could Soon Be Mandatory for California Children

September 1, 2022
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By Mackenzie Mays From Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California is one step closer to mandating that children attend kindergarten, a requirement that would come after droves of the state’s youngest students skipped the grade during the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened learning gap concerns. A bill approved by the state Senate late Monday night is headed…

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