New state enrollment data shows that the number of students in transitional kindergarten (TK) has doubled in size over the last two years, enrollment went from 75,465 in the 2021-22 school year to 151,491 in the 2023-24 year.
Over the past years, California has invested unprecedented amounts in early education, from the rolling out of $500 million in Universal PreKindergarten Planning and Implementation Grants, to the statewide expansion and support for the campaign to raise awareness of free, early learning programs.
