A new school year opened Monday in Los Angeles Unified with eyes focused on the district’s most heavily recruited students: 4-year-olds, as school systems across California phase in transitional kindergarten, a new grade that could boost academic achievement, help with social development and bolster budgets.
Back-to-school 2023-24 in the nation’s second-largest school district brings pledges from Supt. Alberto Carvalho for a full academic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic within two years, bus transportation for more students, upgraded school cafeterias featuring healthier “farm to table” food — and new technology that will allow parents to keep track of grades, tests results and attendance. He also promised less but effective standardized testing that would give teachers more time for instruction.
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