A report by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights showed that African American children represented 18 percent of
public preschool enrollment, but 48 percent of preschoolers receiving multiple out - of - school suspensions.
D.C. also has the nation's highest overall
enrollment rate of both 3 - and 4 - year - olds in pre-K: 84 percent of 4 - year - olds and 70 percent of the city's 3 - year - olds attend
public preschool, according to the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education, which monitors the programs.
Public pre-K programs providing salary parity maintain higher spending per pupil and higher quality standards, based on NIEER State of
Preschool quality benchmarks, without sacrificing
enrollment compared to states that pay pre-K teachers far less.
To determine the quality and availability of state - funded
preschool, «The State of Preschool 2016» looked at access to public pre-K, enrollment, and quality benchmarks such as the educational level required of preschool teachers, class size and learning standards for every state, the District of Columbia
preschool, «The State of
Preschool 2016» looked at access to public pre-K, enrollment, and quality benchmarks such as the educational level required of preschool teachers, class size and learning standards for every state, the District of Columbia
Preschool 2016» looked at access to
public pre-K,
enrollment, and quality benchmarks such as the educational level required of
preschool teachers, class size and learning standards for every state, the District of Columbia
preschool teachers, class size and learning standards for every state, the District of Columbia and Guam.