Take a peek inside pre-K
Interested in how a pre-K classroom works? Check out this blog by a pre-K teacher in New Jersey. It's a fascinating look into early childhood education.
More states across the nation are focusing on pre-K education. There's still a debate over whether funding should go toward universal pre-K or targeted programs, which provide services for the most disadvantaged children only. Read more about this debate, and about pre-K education in general, at Pre-K Now (which also hosts the above-mentioned blog).
North Carolina is pumping millions into its early childhood program with lottery and other money aimed at Gov. Easley's More at Four, which has provided pre-K for at-risk 4-year-olds since 2001.