Study full of praise for pre-k

Date: Aug 26, 2003
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By: Patti Ghezzi

Georgia's free, lottery-funded pre-kindergarten programs tend to have better-educated teachers and more consistent quality than private preschools, a state-funded study released Monday says. As a result, children in Georgia pre-k programs are generally better prepared for kindergarten than those in programs not sponsored by the state, the study says.

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