AS CALIFORNIA EXPANDS transitional kindergarten, English learner advocates are urging school districts to prioritize children learning English as a second language.

California is expanding transitional kindergarten, or TK, over four years, to eventually offer all 4-year-olds a free year of preschool before kindergarten. Previously, transitional kindergarten was only offered to children who turn 5 in the fall, between Sept. 2 and Dec. 2.

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