Poor New Jersey Preschool Students Receiving Less Funding

The NJ Spotlight (3/22, Mooney) reports that private pre-K education centers in New Jersey, which are "the primary caregivers of New Jersey's public preschool program in its poorest cities," are seeing inequities in funding levels. The piece reports that "this so-called 'mixed delivery' system is facing some strains, as some of the state's funding has shifted and left the programs worried if they can provide the services once envisioned. The roots of the concern date back a few years, to the administration of former Gov. Jon Corzine, when the state's Department of Human Services (DHS) rewrote the rules for what levels of income would qualify families for programs before and after school and for summer programs that are an inherent part of the centers."