Schools across US brace for surge of kindergartners in fall
In this photo provided by Christina Neu, Christina Neu colors with her six-year-old daughter Charissa Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Wichita, Kan. Neu didn't enroll Charissa in kindergarten last fall even though she would have been one of the older kids in her class because of concerns about the pandemic. ((Christina Neu via AP)

In this photo provided by Christina Neu, Christina Neu colors with her six-year-old daughter Charissa Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Wichita, Kan. Neu didn't enroll Charissa in kindergarten last fall even though she would have been one of the older kids in her class because of concerns about the pandemic. ((Christina Neu via AP)

Jun. 13, 2021 08:15 AM EDT
In this photo provided by Christina Neu, Christina Neu works on a puzzle with her six-year-old daughter Charissa Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Wichita, Kan. Neu didn't enroll Charissa in kindergarten last fall even though she would have been one of the older kids in her class because of concerns about the pandemic. (Christina Neu via AP)

In this photo provided by Christina Neu, Christina Neu works on a puzzle with her six-year-old daughter Charissa Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Wichita, Kan. Neu didn't enroll Charissa in kindergarten last fall even though she would have been one of the older kids in her class because of concerns about the pandemic. (Christina Neu via AP)

Jun. 13, 2021 08:14 AM EDT
FILE - In this May 18, 2021, file photo, kindergarten students wear masks and are separated by plexiglass during a math lesson at the Milton Elementary School, in Rye, N.Y. School districts across the United States are hiring additional teachers in anticipation of what will be one of the largest kindergarten classes ever as enrollment rebounds following the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

FILE - In this May 18, 2021, file photo, kindergarten students wear masks and are separated by plexiglass during a math lesson at the Milton Elementary School, in Rye, N.Y. School districts across the United States are hiring additional teachers in anticipation of what will be one of the largest kindergarten classes ever as enrollment rebounds following the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Jun. 13, 2021 08:17 AM EDT
In this photo provided by Christina Neu, Christina Neu works on a puzzle with her six-year-old daughter Charissa Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Wichita, Kan. Neu didn't enroll Charissa in kindergarten last fall even though she would have been one of the older kids in her class because of concerns about the pandemic. (Christina Neu via AP)

In this photo provided by Christina Neu, Christina Neu works on a puzzle with her six-year-old daughter Charissa Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Wichita, Kan. Neu didn't enroll Charissa in kindergarten last fall even though she would have been one of the older kids in her class because of concerns about the pandemic. (Christina Neu via AP)

Jun. 13, 2021 08:15 AM EDT