Teacher Ana Tramp waits with transitional kindergartners, who are ready to be picked up from Vejar Elementary School in Pomona. It’s not yet time to worry about academics, said Gennie Gorback, the past board president of the California Kindergarten Assn. Put them to bed earlier and have them practice getting up on time, said Ana Tramp, who teaches transitional kindergarten, or TK, in Pomona Unified. Learning school structure is a big part of the first year. The first day of school can be just as hard on the parents as it is on the kids.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 12, 2023 23:12 UTC