On the edit calendar for next week is a story or podcast or video or sumthin about DISD’s pre-K initiative, one of the things Mike Miles plans to highlight in his end-of-school-year review in a few weeks. Here’s an example of why I’ll not only be writing about it then but probably all year. This from a blog today by Libby Doggett, the deputy assistant secretary for Policy and Early Learning in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S Department of Education (how’s THAT for a title?):
Dallas is boldly addressing these challenges by improving the quality of instruction and the reach of the program. Last year school officials realized many eligible children were not signed up for preschool, so the mayor and others, with backing from the Dallas area foundations, launched a public education campaign and have now signed up more than 3,000 of the 4-year-olds who were previously going unserved.
Seeing these efforts in Dallas is heartening, making me hopeful for strengthened preschool across Texas.
Read the whole post here.
