Puncture the Preschool Balloon

The Asbury Park Press editorializes today that the State should reverse its mandate for public preschools for poor children (who don’t live in Abbott districts,

Reality-Check for Preschools

The directive from the DOE to establish public preschools for all economically-disadvantaged 3-5 year-olds has hit a wall: while school districts are still required to

Ye Of Little Faith

The Asbury Park Press had an editorial yesterday urging the State to pull the preschool mandate, calling it “a misguided mandate that’s far too extravagant

You Get What You Pay For?

While we continue to wonder about the State’s fiat regarding mandatory preschool for underprivileged three and four year olds while it hedges on the promised

Rumor Has it…

…that Corzine is pulling the $11,000 per pupil funding for public preschools intended for poor children, slated to start this September. We’ll keep you posted.

Preschool Opportunity?

Dr. Rich Noonan, Superintendent of Madison Public Schools, posted a letter last week complaining about the new preschool mandate that all New Jersey districts must

County-Wide Preschools!

New Jersey’s public schools, under a new state mandate to provide free preschool to 3, 4, and 5 year-olds from low-income families, are in a