Sentences with phrase «to expand preschool programs»

To combat the effects of a district poverty rate that increased from 20 percent in 2006 to 49 percent in 2017, the district expanded its preschool programs and opened a childcare center.

With broad support across the political spectrum, states and localities throughout the country are expanding preschool programs for low - income children.

And while states and cites have been adding to their preschool budgets and creating or expanding preschool programs in recent years, the comparatively slow pace of change is leaving us increasingly far behind early education in other developed nations.

The New Orleans College Prep charter network that governs Cohen and two elementary schools has been aggressive over the past year in trying to raise the economic diversity in its campuses — specifically by launching and then expanding preschool programs that include tuition - based seats, aiming directly between the free seats for low - income families offered at some schools and the high - priced ones at private schools that are out of reach for the middle class.

Chicago Public Schools won an extra $ 11 million from the state to expand preschool programs for disadvantaged children next school year, but the district doesn't plan to create new programs with the money.

Since then she has won awards for her work with children, and was recently recruited to join Los Angeles Universal Preschool, a nonprofit group funded with money from the state tobacco tax to expand preschool programs in Los Angeles County.

Proclaiming 2006 «the year of the child,» New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson called on the state legislature last week to improve and expand preschool programs, pass policies that help prepare students for college, and address the health of the state's children.

DPS enrollment has increased 25 percent since 2005, driven by population growth, residential development on a closed airport and military base, expanded preschool programs (available to most four - year - olds and a few three - year - olds), and students returning from neighboring districts.

But before the DOE could plan on how best to distribute the remaining funds to other communities that hoped to expand their preschool programs, Governor Christie took the funding away and dashed the hopes of those districts, and more importantly, of the preschoolers that funding would have served.

And speaking of «waste,» there is President Obama's State of the Union address in which he became evangelical in his attempt to foist an expanded preschool program on the American people.

«Indiana is rightfully proud of its steps to expand preschool programs and elevate quality, but it's shortsighted and wrong to deny children educational opportunity from the starting line because of their immigration status — especially children who are clearly here through no fault of their own.

States would be given new incentives to expand preschool programs and create high - quality charter schools.

If these fees reduce enrollment by disadvantaged and middle class families, then the fees will reduce the net benefits of the expanded preschool program for a state's economy.

Preschool Push Glenn Cook Districts use public - private partnerships to expand preschool programs

States may now apply for a newly unveiled $ 250 million grant competition — Preschool Development Grants — that will help develop and expand preschool programs in high - need communities for children from low - and moderate - income families.

This would mean that programs such as those provided by the Chambliss Center could receive funding to expand preschool programs.

State aid for early - childhood education, which is part of the statewide funding formula for aid to education, will support the additional expansion of seven classrooms and will continue to support the expanded preschool program when Rhode Island has expended funds from the federal grant.

In the upcoming months, Holt will work with lawmakers on the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on legislation to expand preschool programs.

With broad support across the political spectrum, states and localities throughout the country are expanding preschool programs for low - income children.

The effort to expand preschool programs is likely to pick up more speed next year.