What kind of effect will legislation requiring full-day kindergarten have on suburban school districts?
If Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs a bill requiring full-day kindergarten in all elementary and unit school districts within four years, at least nine suburban districts would be forced to comply, even if voters rejected proposals in the past. The percentage statewide is similar: About 11% of elementary and unit districts statewide don't currently have full-day kindergarten, education officials said.All nine of the suburban districts without full-day kindergarten offer half-day classes.
Both District 25 and District 15 are planning to offer full-day kindergarten at the start of the 2024-2025 school year. Meanwhile, detractors of the bill complain the unfunded mandate is only part of the problem.
Voters in Prospect Heights and Glen Ellyn recently rejected tax hike proposals that would have allowed the districts to offer full-day kindergarten, something opponents of the proposed legislation also note.
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