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Teacher Shortage Impacts State's Goals For Transitional Kindergarten, Bilingual Classes
Published 1 year, 9 months ago
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California is in the middle of an ambitious plan to offer transitional kindergarten to all four-year-olds by the 2025-2026 school year. It's poised to be the largest free preschool program in the country. A lot of the kids heading to TK are dual language learners. But a shortage of bilingual teachers could hamper the state's ambitious goals.
Reporter: Daisy Nguyen, KQED
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