Educators, Parents Weigh In On Proposal To Raise Starting Age For Kindergarten

Currently in Connecticut, kids can start kindergarten as young as age four. Under state law, their fifth birthday must come before January 1 of the current school year. But now, there is a new effort to change that. House Bill 6880 would make the cut-off date September 1. Educators say this would allow children to walk in a little older and...