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Local Leaders Celebrate New Pre-K Counts Classroom
Somerset County Commissioners and other local leaders visited a new Head Start expansion classroom at the Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District. The Commissioners were joined by Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District and Tableland Services officials, as well as Head Start students to mark the new classrooms with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
State Leaders & Families Celebrate New Pre-K Counts Classroom
Pennsylvania State Senator Camera Bartolotta and staff from Representative Tim O’Neal’s office joined Blueprints for a visit to the new Pre-K Counts expansion classroom in the Frank Sarris Public Library. They were joined by the CEO of Blueprints, Darlene Bigler, the Executive Director of the library, Peggy Tseng, and Vice Chair of the Library Board of Trustees, Marsha Blanco, staff from Blueprints, WQED, and Trying Together, and pre-k students and families to mark the new classroom with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
York Daily Record: Pre-K funding increase would help York students
Among quality pre-k offerings citywide, our district runs at least one pre-k in each of its K-8 buildings, and we want more, because we need to better prepare our students for school. Of our 13 pre-k classrooms, 11 are funded by Pre-K Counts, and two are district-funded.
PennLive: Editorial: Legislature, Wolf should act responsibly on funding for pre-k programs
As lawmakers run a fine-toothed comb through hundreds of line items in those laborious talks that will result in a final spending plan for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, we’d ask them to keep one worthy cause at the front of their minds.
And that’s state support for early childhood education, those critical programs that can have such an impact on a child’s future success or failure as a student.
Morning Call: Letter to the Editor: Teacher: Why Quality Pre-k Programs are Important
When my students walk in on that first day of kindergarten, children who didn’t attend high-quality pre-K are usually not as prepared for learning and often struggle to keep up with the children who did.
York Dispatch: OpEd: Quality pre-K prepares kids for school
As a kindergarten teacher of nearly 17 years, I am often asked if I notice a difference between kids who have attended prekindergarten and those who have not. My answer is always the same: YES, YES, and YES!
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Lancaster Newspaper: Manheim Township School District unveils new pre-K classroom at Brecht Elementary School
Manheim Township School District celebrated the opening of its newest pre-K classroom at Brecht Elementary School on Monday, while local leaders emphasized the need for additional pre-K classrooms throughout Lancaster County.
ABC27: Pennsylvania State and Local Officials Celebrate New Lancaster County Preschool Classrooms
On Monday Pennsylvania state and county officials celebrated the added capacity of high-quality preschool slots at a Lancaster County school.