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Capitol Briefing: Mandatory kindergarten bill sails through Louisiana Senate Staff and wire reports With little debate, the Louisiana Senate overwhelmingly backed a proposal to require all 5-year-old children to attend kindergarten. A 34-1 vote from senators Wednesday sent the measure by Sen. Cleo Fields, a Baton Rouge Democrat, to the House for consideration.  Louisiana children currently must attend school from the ages of 7 to 18, unless they graduate early from high school. Senate Bill 10 would require children who turn 5 years old by Sept. 30 of each year to attend kindergarten, starti...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With little debate, the Louisiana Senate on Wednesday...

Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge The Senate Finance Committee advanced the proposal by Senate Education Chairman Cleo Fields without objection, but several senators raised concerns that suggested the bill could face difficulty winning passage from the full Senate. Currently, Louisiana children are required to attend school from the ages of 7 to 18, unless they graduate early from high school. Fields' proposal would mandate that children who turn 5 years old by Sept. 30 of each year to attend kindergarten, starting with the 2022-23 school year. People who homeschool their children also would be...

Louisiana Senate to debate whether to mandate kindergarten MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Senate will debate whether to require all 5-year-old children in Louisiana to receive a kindergarten education, after the measure cleared a financial review Monday for its multimillion-dollar price tag. The Senate Finance Committee advanced the proposal by Senate Education Chairman Cleo Fields without objection, but several senators raised concerns that suggested the bill could face difficulty winning passage from the full Senate. Currentl...