Preschools, parents forced to adjust amid cuts

Date: Oct 28, 2009
Source: Detroit Free Press
By: Lori Higgins

The state's fiscal crisis is striking some of its most vulnerable residents -- 4-year-olds whose private, nonprofit preschool programs are losing state funding. A 50% cut in grants, part of the school aid budget that became official last week, means more than 20 programs won't get their funding renewed and 2,000 slots will be lost.

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