How three California communities are trying to improve preschool for vulnerable students
“California’s early education system is still not fully funded more than a decade after the Great Recession even though the need is vast. The state has the largest population of children 4 and under in the nation. More than 20 percent are English learners and nearly 24 percent of children 6 and under live in poverty. Early childhood education could be especially beneficial for poor kids but California does not offer universal pre-K. During the 2016-17 school year, the state served just 11 percent of 3-year-olds and 37 percent of 4-year-olds in state-funded pre-K.”