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Updated: Friday, April 30, 2021 - 5:28pm
This week, President Joe Biden unveiled a $200 billion plan to expand access to preschool settings for all 3- and 4-year-olds, an investment he said would set children up for success in kindergarten and beyond.
Kids who attend preschool are more likely to take honors classes, less likely to repeat a grade, according to research cited by the White House in a press release on the plan. Another study found that for low-income children, access to high-quality preschool education improved their reading and math skills.
In Arizona, only 19% of 3- and 4-year-old children are in quality early learning setting, according the Education Progress Meter by Expect More Arizona.
The education group Expect More Arizona released its latest Education Progress Meter, with results from three of eight metrics used to gauge student progress.
PHOENIX – Red for Ed, the teachers group that spearheaded Proposition 208 – which increases some taxes to hire teachers and bolster teacher salaries – returned to the political battlefield