US Politics
California's Child Care Conundrum: How Universal TK Expansion Threatens the Very System It Aims to Improve
Governor Gavin Newsom's universal transitional kindergarten expansion has made public preschool free for all 4-year-olds while simultaneously causing private preschools to close due to enrollment declines. This devastating unintended consequence eliminates critical infant care slots and threatens the entire child care ecosystem that working families desperately need.
