Recession Slows Growth In Public Prekindergarten

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The expansion in public prekindergarten programs has slowed and even been reversed in some states as school districts cope with shrinking budgets. As a result, many 3- and 4-year-olds aren't going to preschool....

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