Despite push for early education programs, preschool funding drops

Source: wcsh6.com Posted By: Mitch K...4017 days ago

A newly released education study shows an unprecedented drop in state spending on preschool programs last year.

The report comes just months after President Obama called universal preschool for all children one of his second term priorities.

Educators call quality early learning one of the biggest factors in narrowing the achievement gap, and yet the latest spending report indicates states decreased preschool funding by over half a billion dollars last year.

The National Institute for Early....

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