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Pre-K for PA grassroots organizers and supporters today delivered a petition signed by 340 supporting organizations from across the Commonwealth and 5,500 Pennsylvanians to the campaign of gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf. The same petition, which demonstrates the vast and diverse bipartisan support for this issue, will also be delivered to Governor Tom Corbett’s campaign next week.
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Editorial: Pay now or later: Investing in pre-K can head off costlier problems
Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed expansion of pre-kindergarten education got an assist Tuesday from some unexpected boosters: district attorneys who see future crime reductions and cost savings from the plan.
York Dispatch: Op-Ed: Wolf is Right: Invest in Pre-K Now, Not Prisons Later
At a recent budget hearing, a senator asked, “If you were to advise us as to an investment that we should be making in another agency, in another part of government, that would impact what you do, change the outcome of what you do, what would you recommend?” My answer was easy: early childhood education programs.
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Times Leader: Report: No publicly funded pre-school for 70 percent of eligible students
An online map released Wednesday allows anyone with a computer and internet connection to check preschool availability throughout Pennsylvania, and the news is grim locally.
Lancaster Online: Study: Thousands of Lancaster County children eligible for free preschool aren’t getting it
Thousands of Lancaster County children eligible for publicly-funded preschool are not enrolled in any programs because of insufficient state funding and dearth of quality pre-K programs, a new study says.