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The Education Report OUSD’s worst-case scenario for pre-k, adult ed

The Education Report

OUSD’s worst-case scenario for pre-k, adult ed

By Katy Murphy
Friday, June 25th, 2010 at 2:50 pm in adult education, budget, preschool

Highland Child Development Center. Photo by Laura A. Oda/Oakland Tribune

The other week, we visited the Highland Childhood Development Center in East Oakland for a story about the possible elimination of state-subsidized, all-day preschool for the children of low-income working (or studying) parents.

Highland did not appear on this week’s list of seven possible CDC closures in Oakland. Which ones did? Golden Gate, Hintil Kuu Ca, Jefferson, Manzanita, Piedmont Avenue, Santa Fe and Sequoa. Parker was slated for closure before the governor came out with his proposal to slash preschool funding.

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