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Eligibility for transitional kindergarten threatened under revised bill
Nearly half of California’s currently eligible 4-year-olds would lose their eligibility to enroll in transitional kindergarten in 2015 if a bill that passed the Senate last week gets the governor’s approval. The bill would expand transitional kindergarten, a program for children who turn 5 in the first few months of the school year, but not as much as he’d proposed earlier this year. EdSource

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Upswing in revenues means summer school back in session
One of the state’s many programmatic victims from the recent financial crisis, K-12 summer school programs, appear to be making a comeback thanks to a rosier budget picture and a new education funding formula that directs more money to the students who would benefit most from the added learning time. S&I Cabinet Report

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L.A. Unified’s Deasy applauds Vergara ruling on teacher rules
Commentary: On Tuesday, a Los Angeles Superior Court issued a ruling in Vergara vs. California that could have a profound and positive effect on California’s schools. The court’s decision in favor of nine student plaintiffs is a decisive step toward creating a system that puts the educational rights of California students before other interests. LA Times

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LAUSD Family Literacy: A program worth saving
Commentary: Los Angeles Unified School District board member Bennett Kayser laudably says the school district needs to enhance its commitment to early childhood education — to do what it takes to get disadvantaged youngsters to the K-12 starting line on par with their peers. What if we told you that LAUSD already has such a program? LA Daily News