The federal bill is a combination of cuts and what we believe are unfunded mandates, and it's the unfunded mandates that may generate the biggest cuts to the states.

Governors and state superintendents of public instruction like to say we can provide universal access and improved quality simultaneously, ... Given the uneven fiscal situations, I haven't found a state that can do that.

Compared to many homes, preschool centers are richer settings in terms of enriched language, reading and math, ... The Influence of Preschool Centers on Children's Development Nationwide: How Much Is Too Much?

Republican leaders snuck this into a complicated budget bill in the dead of night with no public debate.

I think the movement has received a new shot in the arm from Gov. Schwarzenegger.

It's not the geese, either.

If an outbreak happened in Nova Scotia, we would be able to respond to it basically immediately.

Proposition 98 is symptomatic of a whole maze of school finance laws that is immensely complicated.

The fading out isn't good news for the pro-universal preschool side.