Category: California Children

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

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…


Kindergarten Could Soon Be Mandatory for California Children

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…