Category: Education Bill

California Moves Closer to Mandatory Kindergarten for Students

The California Senate passed Senate Bill 70 on Monday, moving closer to making kindergarten mandatory for all students in the state. SB 70, passed by the Senate with a 33–5 vote, will require that a child complete one year at kindergarten before being admitted to first grade at a public elementary school. If signed into…


British Education Secretary U-Turns on School ‘Power Grab’ After Lords Backlash

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has ordered a U-turn on the government’s Schools Bill after a rebellion in the House of Lords ordered a rethink, following accusations of a Whitehall power grab. Under the plans, all schools must become academies, but a scathing rebellion from the Lords, including from former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s architect of…