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Alabama School Readiness Alliance was formed in 2006 by
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Communities in Alabama are investing in Pre-K. Click here to learn more. Did you know that Pre-K is a great use of Title I funds? Click here for resources on using Title I for pre-k Editorial: National Champs in Pre-K? July 14, 2010OUR VIEW: For the fourth straight year, Alabama's prekindergarten program ranks at the top of the heap, but it reaches far too few children Editorial: Invest in pre-K, reap the benefitsJuly 13, 2010FINALLY, ALABAMA is getting good marks in the education field. The state ranks at the top among 34 states, along with North Carolina, for the quality of its First Class pre-kindergarten program by the National Institute for Early Education Research. The institute ranked the state... A pre-K lesson: State government's tough taskJuly 12, 2010So, Alabama gubernatorial candidates, here's an example of how difficult it is to govern a cash-strapped state during these wearisome times. Last week, Alabama finished in a first-place tie with North Carolina in a national ranking of states' pre-kindergarten programs. That's fou... Alabama pre-K program tops in nation again July 9, 2010July 07--A national education report has rated Alabama's First Class Pre-Kindergarten program as being the nation's highest quality for the fourth year in a row, Gov. Bob Riley's press office reported. The National Institute for Early Education Research rates Alabama and Nort... Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters: A KIDS COUNT Special Report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation July 9, 2010Children who read on grade level by the end of third grade are more successful in school, work, and in life. This KIDS COUNT special report affirms a commitment by the Casey Foundation to help ensure that all students are proficient in reading by the end of third grade and help n... EDITORIAL: Pre-K program nation's best, but access limitedJuly 9, 2010July 08--Once again, Alabama's pre-kindergarten program has been chosen as one of the two best programs of its kind in the nation in terms of quality. But despite successful efforts of local school systems and the Riley administration to offer the program to more eligible child... |
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