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In Some States, Pre-K Providers That Have the Money, Keep the Money, and That’s a Problem

By Ashley LiBetti
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Charter schools should offer pre-k. Sometimes they can, and sometimes they can’t. One reason they can’t: Policies in ten states privilege existing pre-k providers. When these states allocate pre-k funding, they allocate funding first to providers that are currently serving children, leaving little — if any — funding for charter schools that aren’t existing providers, which many aren’t. So the providers that have the money, keep the money. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Charter Schools, Early Childhood Education, Education Innovation, Education Policy, School Choice, State Education Policy and tagged #CharterPreK, California, Charter, charter pre-k, charter schools, Delaware, diverse delivery, Funding, Georgia, Head Start, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, pennsylvania, state education policy, state funding, state pre-k on August 5, 2015 by Ashley LiBetti.

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