“One of the most drastic expansions of public education in recent American history unfolded quietly in this decade, as dozens of states added free pre-kindergarten classes to their traditional kindergarten to high school offerings. But the recession appears to have stalled the expansion of state-financed pre-kindergarten programs….” (New York Times, Wednesday)
Not all the news is bad.
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“Children’s Real Enemy” by John Hood