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California may soon test children on math as early as kindergarten in effort to curb dismal scores

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Cierra Morgan, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · June 30, 2026 · 1 min read

$California may soon test children on math as early as kindergarten in effort to curb dismal scores$

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A bill moving through the California Legislature would test students as early as kindergarten on math. It's part of an effort to curb troubling math scores and mirrors a literacy assessment already underway.

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Summary created by	The Los Angeles Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Cierra Morgan, as published by Los Angeles Times - California
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Jun 30, 2026
AI assistance	Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text
Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples

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