The 74 Million – Alina Adams
“New York City families learned where their children had been placed for public school kindergarten on April 5. Because the district mandates that children begin kindergarten the calendar year when they turn 5, the Dec. 31 birthday cut-off means a third of students, those born in September, October, November and December, are required to start formal schooling when they are still 4 years old.” (more)