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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowIndiana's state school superintendent is pushing for mandatory kindergarten in the state.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick told the Terre Haute Tribune-Star that while the Legislature provided additional funding for pre-K this year, some children still might go to kindergarten because state law doesn't require attendance.
McCormick said 7,000 eligible children in Indiana aren't enrolled in kindergarten. She said they may face many disadvantages when they start formal schooling.
Legislation that would've required parents to send their children to kindergarten has been introduced in recent years but hasn't advanced in the Republican-dominated Legislature.
The Education Commission of the States says Indiana is among 16 states that don't require school attendance until age 7. Fifteen states require children to attend kindergarten at age 5 or before enrolling in first grade.
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