Comments on: Investing in Future Jobs: Will North Carolina Fail the First Hurdle in the Economic Race? http://preschoolmatters.org/2011/12/01/investing-in-future-jobs-will-north-carolina-fail-the-first-hurdle-in-the-economic-race/ Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:29:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Crossing the Finish Line? Race to the Top–Early Learning Challenge Winners Announced « Preschool Matters… Today! http://preschoolmatters.org/2011/12/01/investing-in-future-jobs-will-north-carolina-fail-the-first-hurdle-in-the-economic-race/#comment-3008 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:02:11 +0000 http://preschoolmatters.org/?p=1331#comment-3008 [...] childhood education, has been involved in a lengthy legal battle over the program; Steve Barnett recently wrote that the state is “on the verge of abandoning its commitment to high-quality pre-kindergarten [...]

]]> By: Wil Blechman, M.D. http://preschoolmatters.org/2011/12/01/investing-in-future-jobs-will-north-carolina-fail-the-first-hurdle-in-the-economic-race/#comment-2968 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:43:45 +0000 http://preschoolmatters.org/?p=1331#comment-2968 In the name of saving money—How foolish. The end results will be the exact opposite and will leave a large cohort of North Carolina’s children with a diminished capacity to succeed in school and in life.

Wil Blechman, M.D.

]]> By: Anne-Marie de Kort-Young http://preschoolmatters.org/2011/12/01/investing-in-future-jobs-will-north-carolina-fail-the-first-hurdle-in-the-economic-race/#comment-2823 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:38:06 +0000 http://preschoolmatters.org/?p=1331#comment-2823 Thank you for the succinct explanation of the “reality” in NC for Pre-K. Not only were #s of children cut, so were staff positions to support implementation of the high quality (former) More At Four Program, now administered by a different state agency. Additional negative impacts are on the reduction in blending of funding, resulting in limited inclusive education options for Preschoolers with disabilities…… Indeed a loss of the progress made over the last 20+ years in our state!

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