Just 12% of schools outside NYC want pre-k money

[hrmjustin]

Joseph Spector

Under pressure from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed to create a $340 million pot to expand universal pre-kindergarten across New York—with $40 million to go to schools outside the city.

So far, though, there aren’t many takers.

Just 83 of the state’s roughly 700 school districts have expressed interest in applying for the money for full-day prekindergarten, according to the state Education Department. The education department has repeatedly extended deadlines to apply and express interest in the program, but fewer districts are looking to it, Capital New York reported today.

Initially, 123 districts said they were interested, and now it appears 83 will apply.

http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2014/07/16/just-12-of-schools-outside-nyc-want-pre-k-money/

[4139]

1. Good for them....

http://m.washingtonpost.com/local/education/how-lasting-are-the-benefits-of-preschool/2014/01/07/4be0aaa6-77d0-11e3-af7f-13bf0e9965f6_story.html

[hrmjustin]

2. I tend to think it is a good thing for kids to go to pre-school.

[yeoman6987]

3. Unfortunately I agree with you

The reason I WISH they did not need to go is because kids are only young once and having to get up every morning from the age of 4 until forever is just awful. Why can't they just play until 6 like in Korea and Japan and then start a more format in teaching. Kids are under too much pressure to learn and be the best. I see it everyday. Kids are stressed out. No recess, no fun. And we wonder why at 16 kids are bored with school or worse why college students finally get to have FUN and go all rebellion. It is because we know longer allow kids to be kids.

[hrmjustin]

4. Yes kids are stressed too much these days.

We shall have to see how this whole thing works.