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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 in setting policy, said W. Steven Barnett, president of the National Institute for Early Education Research. In fact, failure in California "might be a plus" in other states that believe they have a better approach, he told RPP.
"I don't think voters or politicians in Florida or Tennessee will look at it and get worried," he added.
Supporters of the ballot ...