Melissa in the Morning: Kindergarten Age Cutoff

Melissa in the Morning: Kindergarten Age Cutoff

There’s a lot of talk around the new state law changing the requirement age month for kids to enter kindergarten in Connecticut. Starting in 2024, kids have to be five years old by September first. That’s a big shift from the former law of a January first age cut off. Education leader, Fran Rabinowitz, shared the concerns of childcare options and cost. She also spoke to the need to change the law and help kids from playing catch up later in life. ((00:00))

There is a national movement that’s been around for over a decade to try and bring compromise back to politics. We learned all about the No Labels movement and a Common Sense policy being announced this week for people to learn more. ((14:31))

The FDA recently gave the Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi full approval. Study findings suggest that the treatment slowed cognitive decline for people in the early stage of Alzheimer’s. We spoke about it in depth with Dr. Paul Wright of Nuvance Health. ((29:14))

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