A Quality Pre-school education is important for America's children
Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz and Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy Roberto Rodriguez held Thursday afternoon, an on-the-record conference call to discuss the President’s proposal to ensure a quality preschool education for every child, as unveiled in his State of the Union Address. Keeping the middle class in focus, the president is shining a light on the importance of a quality pre-school education. According to Munoz and Rodriguez only three of 10 children four years of age attend pre-school or an early learning program across the states. Pre-school is cost-prohibitive for families who are not at or beneath the poverty line, as the president pointed out. The goal of this new plan is to get every four year old in the nation into pre-school and early learning no matter the income. Currently the U.S. ranks 28th of 38 nations who sponsor a pre-school curriculum program. How it will work States will receive federal dollars as an incentive to fu