Category: transitional kindergarten

Bill Giving Transitional Kindergarten Teachers 2 More Years of Classes Advances

April 6, 2023
Al MuratsuchiAssociation of California AdministratorsCaliforniaEducation & Family NewsNorthern CaliforniaRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSharon Quirk-SilvaSouthern CaliforniaState Newstransitional kindergartenUS
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California legislators last week advanced a bill that would give transitional kindergarten teachers more time to earn teaching credentials. The state Assembly’s Education Committee unanimously approved Assembly Bill 1555 on March 31 and sent the bill to be reviewed by the Assembly Appropriations Committee in the coming weeks. The bill, introduced by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton)…

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California Lawmakers Extend Moratorium for Online Charter Schools

July 13, 2021
AB130CaliforniaCharter SchoolseducationGov. Gavin NewsomLocal NewsNorthern CaliforniaRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaTKtransitional kindergartenUS
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California lawmakers have extended a moratorium on non-classroom based charters to 2025. AB 130, a multibillion-dollar educational budget bill, mandates that no new online charter schools are allowed to open until at least 2025. However, it does not hinder operations of existing online charters. The existing moratorium was enacted by AB 1505 by Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach), and was originally set to expire Jan….

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