Early Childhood Report Roundup

State Pre-K Spending Seen Increasing

By Linda Jacobson — October 02, 2007 1 min read
  • Save to favorites
  • Print

States will spend roughly $525 million in new money on public prekindergarten programs in the 2008 fiscal year, bringing the total annual amount to almost $5 billion, estimates a report from Pre-K Now, a Washington-based advocacy group for early-childhood education.

The annual report examines trends in state spending on early education. It notes that 28 states have increased spending on pre-K programs this year, and another eight, plus the District of Columbia, are expected to increase spending. Two states—Arizona and Missouri—have kept funding at roughly the same levels for the past two years.

The report points out that only one state, Florida, has decreased its pre-K budget, from $390 million in fiscal 2007 to $376 million for fiscal 2008.

Related Tags:

Events

This content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.
Sponsor
Assessment Webinar
Reflections on Evidence-Based Grading Practices: What We Learned for Next Year
Get real insights on evidence-based grading from K-12 leaders.
Content provided by Otus
Artificial Intelligence K-12 Essentials Forum How AI Use Is Expanding in K-12 Schools
Join this free virtual event to explore how AI technology is—and is not—improving K-12 teaching and learning.
Federal Webinar Navigating the Rapid Pace of Education Policy Change: Your Questions, Answered
Join this free webinar to gain an understanding of key education policy developments affecting K-12 schools.

EdWeek Top School Jobs

Teacher Jobs
Search over ten thousand teaching jobs nationwide — elementary, middle, high school and more.
View Jobs
Principal Jobs
Find hundreds of jobs for principals, assistant principals, and other school leadership roles.
View Jobs
Administrator Jobs
Over a thousand district-level jobs: superintendents, directors, more.
View Jobs
Support Staff Jobs
Search thousands of jobs, from paraprofessionals to counselors and more.
View Jobs

Read Next

Early Childhood After Layoffs and Funding Problems, Head Start Leaders Fear What Comes Next
Layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services affect employees who administer the preschool program for low-income children.
5 min read
Family Educator Lisa Benson-Nuyen, addresses her students in a circle in the Northern Lights classroom at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning, a Head Start center, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Wasilla, Alaska.
Lisa Benson-Nuyen addresses her students in a circle at a Head Start center in Wasilla, Alaska, on May 6, 2024. Mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are affecting employees who administer the Head Start preschool program for children from low-income families.
Lindsey Wasson/AP
Early Childhood Kindergarten Play Makes a Comeback, and Boys Benefit
The modern kindergarten has little time for movement and play. Not so in this teacher's classroom.
9 min read
Kindergarteners in a play-based learning class react when asked to find their shadows on the ground while following teacher Jessica Arrow back from forest play time at Symonds Elementary School in Keene, N.H., on Nov. 7, 2024.
Kindergarteners react when asked to find their shadows on the ground while following teacher Jessica Arrow back from forest play time at Symonds Elementary School in Keene, N.H., on Nov. 7, 2024.
Sophie Park for Education Week
Early Childhood How Kindergarten 'Redshirting' Is Changing
Redshirting was once largely a choice made by higher-income parents of white boys.
5 min read
A group of ethnically diverse Kindergarten children sit on the floor of their classroom, cross-legged and dressed in casual clothing.  They are all looking up at their teacher who is holding out a storybook and reading to them.  They are all smiling and listening attentively.
iStock/Getty
Early Childhood Head Start Teachers Will Earn More—But Programs Might Have to Serve Fewer Kids
A new federal rule will raise wages for Head Start employees—but providers won't get any additional funding.
7 min read
Preschool teacher with kids sitting nearby while she reads a book.
iStock/Getty