Elana Levin

Voters in AZ and NE Back Early Childhood Education

Hat tip to Progressive States for news of the success of ballot initiatives in Nebraska and Arizona that increase funding for early childhood education:

Voters Back Early Childhood Education: Voters in both Arizona and Nebraska backed funding increases for early childhood education, signalling the increased attention the public is giving to directing resources for pre-school education. Other education funding proposals had more mixed success, but California voters approved a $10.4 billion bond issue for K-12 and higher education construction projects and Alabama approved a measure to require every school district in the state to provide at least 10 mills of property tax for local schools

Want to learn more about why increasing access to early education is good public policy (and good for the progressive movement)? DMI's most recent Marketplace of Ideas panel was on that subject and you can now watch video and listen to audio of the event on our website.

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Posted at 8:38 AM, Nov 11, 2006 in Democracy | Education
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