Terrific second-hand comments to share about our governor's sham idea to float universal preschool on taxpayers...and hopefully our legislature throws water on Dayton's half-baked idea to pay back his union cronies:
"I agree that we need to invest in the people of our state, especially to help bridge the education gap. I'm not 100% sure on universal pre-school. My sister is a pre-school teacher and brought up these good questions/points that need to be considered. The free pre-school is for 4-year-olds, but many kids now start at 3. All-day may be too long for them, and then how do you split up the classes? You start adding more kids, you need more space...not all schools can magically come up with new classrooms. You add more kids, you need more teachers. Rural schools are already having a hard time hiring teachers, and some cannot afford to hire more. It also cuts into day cares. A lot of providers count on having those kids being their for their livelihoods. Maybe a bump in tuition assistance, or upping the income limit for receiving assistance is a better choice."