Law enforcement officials and policy makers discussed research suggesting that children enrolled in high-quality pre-K were 70 percent less likely to be arrested for violent crime by the time they turned 18.
The current transitional kindergarten program notches just
three of the institute’s 10 quality standards for early childhood education. For example, the program falls short on staff-to-student ratios, since there can be up to 33 four-year-olds in one classroom
Newsom said an additional $740 million would reduce the ratios to one teacher for every 12 students.
The governor is expected to release more education funding details on Friday with the May state budget revision.
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