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New data says only 1 in 4 Ky. children ready for kindergarten

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Just one in four Kentucky children is ready for kindergarten.

That's according to new data from the state Board of Education.

The education commissioner told the board during a meeting in Frankfort today, he expects that number to go up next year, when all 174 school districts do kindergarten screening.

This year, between 107 and 109 districts participated in the screening.

Officials say the tests look at the whole child, including assessing their social and emotional development.

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