Preschools see sharp drop in funding: study

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Preschools see sharp drop in funding: study

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/preschools-see-sharp-drop-funding-study-182845920.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WmMBEgPzwnWeRThMYehhGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-29T183204Z_1_CBRE93S1FHJ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-SCHOOLS-FOREIGN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="To match Insight USA-SCHOOLS/FOREIGN" align="left" title="To match Insight USA-SCHOOLS/FOREIGN" border="0" /></a>By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Enrollment in U.S. preschools stalled over the past year as states recovering from the recent recession struggle to fund early education for the nation's youngest students, researchers said. In a report released on Monday, education experts pointed to a record drop of more than half a billion dollars in state funding in the 2011-2012 school year from the prior year. The report also found that for the first time in a decade, the percentage of 3- and 4-year-olds enrolled did not grow. Overall, 1.3 million children attended state-run preschools in 2011-2012. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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