New education chief hopes to expand pre-school programs, not budget Arkansas News:
"Pre-school programs could be made available to all of Arkansas’ 3- and 4-year-olds without additional state funding, the state’s new education commissioner said today.
Tom Kimbrell spent his first day as director of the state Department of Education meeting staff and attending a conference on the economic benefits of early childhood education.
In a speech at the Arkansas Economic Summit for Early Childhood, Kimbrell told more than 200 pre-school advocates that he hopes every child in Arkansas eventually has the opportunity to attend a pre-kindergarten program.
The Arkansas Better Chance program and its companion Arkansas Better Chance for School Success program serve more than 25,000 3- and 4-year-olds around the state."
"Pre-school programs could be made available to all of Arkansas’ 3- and 4-year-olds without additional state funding, the state’s new education commissioner said today.
Tom Kimbrell spent his first day as director of the state Department of Education meeting staff and attending a conference on the economic benefits of early childhood education.
In a speech at the Arkansas Economic Summit for Early Childhood, Kimbrell told more than 200 pre-school advocates that he hopes every child in Arkansas eventually has the opportunity to attend a pre-kindergarten program.
The Arkansas Better Chance program and its companion Arkansas Better Chance for School Success program serve more than 25,000 3- and 4-year-olds around the state."