Governor Jerry Brown is expected to deliver his budget plan for the next fiscal year on Friday. With state tax revenues coming in well above expectations, there is a lot of discussion in Sacramento about where the windfall might be spent. State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg announced he wants to spend roughly $200 million in the first year alone on expanding transitional kindergarten, to make it available to all four year olds in public schools by 2020.
With Surplus in Hand, Democrats Look to Expand Transitional Kindergarten
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