A couple days after California rejected
a proposal to provide universial preschool to all 4-year olds, the
North Carolina legislature may effectively limit kindergarten to
students 5 years old and older. A Charlotte Observer story
cites concerns over children's preparedness at such a young age. Have
we found the bottom to early childhood education? It may still be too
early to tell, but the evidence is mounting that there is a fundamental
difference between 3, 4, and 5 year old children.