CNNW Your Bottom Line April 21, 2012
shrinking budgets slowed or stopped kindergarten programs. as a result, many 3-year-old and 4-year-olds aren't going to pre-school and they should be. a poor child who hasn't gone to a quality preschool enters kindergarten behind. children of the wealthiest families are at the top. those lines trend down as you go down the economic ladder. what's worse? many never catch up. research shows they need special education services and drop out. science tells us we have to invest in kids early. the math, local and state levels say kurt, cut, cut. >> a senior associate dean at school of cont...