Alabama preschool program one of best, worst

Alabama and North Carolina received the top score for the quality of their preschool programs in a report by the National Institute for Early Education Research. But in the same study, Alabama finished near the bottom of another list because only 1,080 4–year–olds are actually enrolled in state–funded pre-kindergarten. “We’ve got this great quality program, but we were dead last,” said Criss Hopson with the Montgomery-based Alabama School Readiness Alliance, which is lobbying the state to expand its preschool program. “For the children that are receiving the instruction, that’s great, but it’s not going to be enough to make a huge societal impact.“ Read more at al.com.