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Leadership Matters: Massachusetts
Massachusetts

Governor Deval Patrick (D)
State of the State Mentions Pre-K or Early Education: Yes

Proposed Percent Change (Percent Change Rank4) Proposal Comments
+ 24% (8) Increases Universal Pre-Kindergarten by $15 million for a total of $22.1 million.

Increases the Preschool Direct Services portion of Community Partnerships for Children by $161,095 for a total of $47.8 million.

Flat funds state investment in Head Start at $9 million.		 The proposed budget would increase early childhood professional-development funds by $1.2 million and funding for full-day kindergarten by $8.4 million.

Neighboring Governors' Proposals
State Proposed Percent Change
Connecticut2 +20%
New Hampshire2, 3 No state investment in pre-k.
New York +1%
Rhode Island3 -100%
Vermont Funding based on enrollment

 

1 FY09 is the first year of the biennium.
2 FY09 is the second year of the biennium. Governor has not made a pre-k proposal in 2008.
3 No state-funded pre-k program according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.
4 Rank compares percent change proposed by the 26 executives who made FY09 pre-k proposals in 2008. "T" means tie.
 
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Meeting the Challenge of Rural Pre-K
Families everywhere struggle to find high-quality pre-k programs for their children, but the problem is even more acute in rural areas. Pre-K Now has come out with recommendations for federal policymakers to help states meet the unique challenges of rural pre-k.
download the white paper (PDF)
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Video: Briefing on America's Pre-K Movement
Pre-K Now held a briefing for congressional staff, cosponsored by Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Kit Bond, on October 1. Hear what a governor, three superintendents, two directors of early childhood programs, and a national teacher of the year think Congress should do to increase families' access to quality, state-funded pre-k.
watch and learn more
How Do States
Pay for Pre-K?
To help policymakers and advocates answer that question, Pre-K Now offers "Funding the Future," a report examining the range of pre-k funding options.
learn about the answers
We've underestimated young children for too long. If we want better students, we must begin by strengthening pre-k.