Michigan House says most 4-year-olds not ready for kindergarten

Michigan House says most 4-year-olds not ready for kindergarten | MLive.com
State law allows children to start kindergarten in the fall if they turn 5 by Dec. 1 of that year. The bill gradually pushes the date up to Sept. 1.
The bill was approved 64-43, and comes after the state Senate unanimously approved a similar bill in early May.
State Sen. Darwin Booher, R-Evart, said after his bill was approved that educators have complained that some 4-year-olds have been allowed to start kindergarten, but just aren’t ready socially, causing disruptions in class and often being held back a year.