GUG Building Blocks to Lifelong Learning

This panel will examine the state of New Jersey’s preschool programs. The Abbott program serves as a national and international model, offering high-quality pre-K to all children in 31 NJ communities with high levels of poverty, and about a quarter of the state’s children. Despite legislation on the books since 2008, no additional funding has been awarded to increase access for three and four-year-olds in other school districts with low test scores. Panelists will discuss research findings that reveal the long-term positive and measurable results of quality preschool, the success of public-private partnerships, and why the legislature has failed to commit additional funding.

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