2/15/2013 Group Watch: Alabama’s Preschool Program Praised
The state’s much heralded pre-kindergarten program is getting a lot of attention in recent days. The latest comes from the New York Times. In a national story about President Obama’s call in his State of the Union address to make high quality preschool available to every child in the nation, the Times story details the Alabama effort, including Governor Bentley’s push to better fund the program. In the governor’s state of the state address last week, he praised the program and told legislators he wants them to increase funding for it to the tune of an additional $12.5 million next fiscal year. The proposed increase would amount to a 60-percent increase in the program, which is nationally recognized for its quality. Read the full article here.
