California Education Code

§ 8970

EDC § 8970 Effective Jan 1, 1993Div. 1 · Title 1 · Part 6 · Ch. 8

Statute text

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(a)The Superintendent of Public Instruction convened a Task Force on School Readiness that prepared a report which included the following findings and recommendations:

(1)Preschool and kindergarten programs have become more academically oriented with an emphasis on paper and pencil “seat work” and a decreased emphasis on other essential age-appropriate curricular elements such as language development; familiarity with stories, music, and oral language experiences; artistic exploration; social interaction; and large muscle development.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1082, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.