Pre-k turns 20: Should it be an equal priority to HOPE? | Get Schooled

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Pre-k turns 20: Should it be an equal priority to HOPE?

by Maureen Downey

Pre-k has waiting lists throughout the state. Does it deserve more funding? (AJC file)

Bobby Cagle, commissioner of Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, met with the AJC a few weeks ago and talked about his first 18 months in the job.
“What we do is setting the stage for the future success of the children we serve. And that is the economic engine that is going to drive us in future years,” he said during the hour long session.
Pre-k began as a pilot 20 years ago with 750 4-years-olds from low-income Georgia families. Today, the program