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State Pre-K Funding 2016-17 Fiscal Year: Trends and opportunities

Posted on Tuesday, January 31st, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Diffey, Parker & Atchison, Education Commission of the States
Date: January, 2017
Link: Complete Article

Birth to age eight represents a critically important window of opportunity to develop a child’s full potential and to shape key academic, social, emotional and cognitive skills. A child’s experiences during these years can set them up for future success or for failure, thereby exacerbating the achievement gap. An analysis of the 2016-17 state appropriations for pre-kindergarten (pre-K) by the 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) shows continuing support from both Republican and
Democratic governors, legislators and state boards of education. In the 2016-17 budget year, 30 states increased funding levels for pre-K programs. Overall, state funding has increased by nearly $480 million or 6.8 percent since 2015-16. Additionally, since Education Commission of the States began producing this report five years ago, states have increased funding to pre-K programs by 47 percent.

Continue Reading at Education Commission of the States

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Early Learning, pre-K, Pre-K Funding

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