Report on Preschool Programs articles

Recent articles from Report on Preschool Programs

Golden state post-mortem.(Slants & Trends)
June 21, 2006... GOLDEN STATE POST-MORTEM. California voters dealt a blow to state pre-k this month when they rejected a ballot initiative on universal preschool. But the defeat may not have major implications in other states, child development experts tell RPP. Few states use California as a bellwether...

No budget gain.(United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations)(Brief article)
June 21, 2006... NO BUDGET GAIN. A House panel has confirmed what many advocates feared for months: that Head Start and other programs may get little or no funding increase in 2007. The decision by the House Appropriations Committee to freeze program funding stands in stark contrast to views of the early...

Despite ballot defeat, California advocates plan new efforts.
June 21, 2006... Preschool still is on California's radar screen despite defeat of a June 6 ballot initiative that had sought a universal program statewide, preschool experts say. Voters by a 3-to-2 margin rejected Prop. 82, which would have taxed the state's wealthy to pay for pre-k programs open to all...

Group names new director.
June 21, 2006... Eric J. Karolak is the new executive director of the Early Care and Education Consortium, which includes national and regional early care and education companies. Karolak formerly led the National Child Care Information Center.

Head start, child care make few gains in spending bill.
June 21, 2006... A new House spending blueprint for 2007 would hold the line on federal spending for Head Start, child care and related programs. The bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee would provide $6.78 billion for Head Start, a tiny increase of $3 million over current funding. The...