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Teacher Haley Fazio (2nd L) works with her kindergarten students on a frog-research lesson viewed on tablet computer in Des Moines, Wash., on March 10, 2015. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
California could mandate school districts across the state to provide full-day kindergarten by 2021 under legislation proposed on Jan. 10.
Bill AB 197 requires school districts to offer a full-day kindergarten program with the same amount of school time as 1st grade, which is about 230 minutes per day.