Preschool
PROGRESS TOWARD UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL SLOWING
Published on: August 5, 2010
In 2009-10, over 9,000 eligible 3- and 4-year-olds in the Abbott districts were not enrolled in preschool. Despite initial gains, progress toward universal enrollment in these districts has slowed in recent years, according to a report released by Education Law Center on August 5.
ELC RELEASES TWO PRE-K POLICY BRIEFS
Published on: March 1, 2010
ELC released two pre-k policy briefs today -- Including Children with Disabilities in State Pre-K Programs and Access to Pre-K Education Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
ABBOTT PRE-K HAILED AS NATIONAL MODEL BY NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION
Published on: December 15, 2009
The New America Foundation recently released a report, "Education Reform Starts Early: Lessons from New Jersey's PreK-3rd Reform," in which New Jersey is touted as a "national leader in early education."
STATE MUST INTERVENE TO ELIMINATE JERSEY CITY PRE-K WAIT LIST
Published on: September 29, 2009
ELC has called on NJ Education Commissioner Lucille Davy to take immediate action to respond to a report that over 100 three- and four-year old children in Jersey City are waiting to be enrolled in the district’s Abbott preschool program.
PROPOSED REGULATIONS WEAKEN PRESCHOOL EXPANSION PROGRAM
Published on: August 6, 2009
While Governor Jon Corzine continues to tout the benefits of the Abbott preschool program – benefits reconfirmed by a study released last month – the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) has proposed new preschool regulations that pose a significant challenge to program expansion.
Preschool has proven long-term benefits
Published on: July 29, 2009
An ongoing research evaluation by a Rutgers University research team shows disadvantaged children attending New Jersey's preschool program are better prepared for kindergarten and perform better in early elementary grades.
NJDOE DROPS 6,900 CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL COUNT
Published on: December 3, 2008
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has revised the method for calculating the number of three- and four-year-old children eligible to attend the nationally acclaimed Abbott preschool program.
PROMISE ALREADY BROKEN? PRE-K EXPANSION IN TROUBLE
Published on: November 10, 2008
The State commitment to expand preschool to New Jersey's high poverty communities and poor children appears in jeopardy even before districts submit their first-year plans.