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NEWS AND EVENTS
December 06, 2011
Plain Dealer: County Invests in Pre-K, City Cuts Programs
A study by the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development based on 2008 data concluded that children who had been enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs sponsored by Cuyahoga County scored better in kindergarten readiness than children who attended other programs or did not attend preschool. This study is mentioned in a November 27, 2011 article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Read "Cuyahoga County invests in preschool, while Cleveland schools cut programs" and continue below.
In 2012, Cuyahoga County will be increasing funding to pre-kindergarten programs by $1 million. However, at the same time, Cleveland Metropolitan School District plans to close 41 preschool classes in a need for budget cuts.
The 2008 study by the Poverty Center as part of a long-term collaboration with Invest in Children showed that both the county and city pre-k program increased kindergarten readiness and a year later, Cleveland public pre-school students outscored the average for Ohio. There is great concern on how the loss of pre-K programs may effect the city.
Also see the editorial by Brent Larkin on January 17, 2010 about the study's findings.