Mark Williams – Preschool Expansion Funding in Jeopardy

By Mark Williams, NPCC Chair

Gov. Jon Corzine, in his address to the NJ School Boards Association’s annual workshop on October 29th in Atlantic City, spoke about how state budget concerns could push back the timing for implementing universal preschool here in New Jersey.

If you have been following the few submissions to the blog on this topic you know that the Gov’s new school funding formula requires all school districts in the state to offer universal preschool. $350 million is the estimated cost of the expansion that will be phased in over a six year period.

Members of the North Plainfield School Board have expressed considerable concern that the preschool expansion program will have a significant impact on local taxpayers. Folks, please keep a close eye out for news and information as this situation plays out during the next few months.

Read more… http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/corzine_budget_woes_may_delay.html