Learning experts and parents weigh in on law lowering school age
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Alabama schools could have more 6-year-olds filling the classrooms. The governor has signed legislation that requires Alabama children to begin attending school or be home-schooled at 6 years old. The mandatory school attendance had been 7.
"I think it's a fantastic idea," said Dr. Kathrynn Seidlerengberg. She is the director of education at Appleton Learning in Huntsville. "The earlier you get kids into school you can start working on their foundation skills, the better they are going to do later on in life."
Seidlerengberg said earlier education plus social development equals academic success.
