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Leadership Matters: Alabama
Alabama

Governor Bob Riley (R)
State of the State Mentions Pre-K or Early Education: Yes

Proposed Percent Change (Percent Change Rank4) Proposal Comments
+ 174% (1) Increases the First Class pre-k program by $20 million for a total of $30 million.

Eliminates state supplement of $950,000 for Head Start.		  

Neighboring Governors' Proposals
State Proposed Percent Change
Florida +9%
Georgia +4%
Mississippi3 No state investment in pre-k.
Tennessee +31%

 

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)
see our other federal policy work
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
Providing voluntary, high-quality pre-k to all children is as much about economic development as it is a tool to improve educational outcomes.