Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Expand Preschool for Children

Office of the Governor ^ | 09/07/2006 | Press Release

[calcowgirl]

09/07/2006   

GAAS:601:06   

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   

Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Expand Preschool for Children at California’s Lowest-Performing Schools

 

Fulfilling the promise he made in his January budget to provide quality preschool targeted to the children who need it most, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed legislation to increase early education programs at the state’s lowest-performing schools. The legislation is a part of the Governor’s three-year initiative to help close the achievement gap by expanding preschool opportunities statewide.

 

“Preschool gives our kids the strong foundation they need to be successful in school and in life,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “This proposal will ensure more than 12,000 additional children receive a high-quality preschool education.”

 

Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 172 by Assembly member Wilma Chan, D-Oakland, which is a part of the $100 million early education investment within the Governor’s budget. 

 

Specifically, this legislation authorizes preschool programs to spend $50 million to hire more teachers, improve staff training and build literacy and outreach programs. The literacy programs will encourage parents to read to their kids and are designed to engage parents in their children’s early education. AB 172 also requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to evaluate preschool and family literacy programs to ensure funds are well-spent.

 

This investment is in addition to $50 million within the current budget to improve preschool facilities.

 

The Governor’s budget initiative will help begin moving towards funding preschool for every four-year old living in the attendance area of a low performing school, defined as a school ranked in the bottom 30 percent by California’s academic performance index.

 

Numerous studies have tied developmental and educational benefits to preschool attendance, including a higher rate of high school graduation.   At-risk children who attend preschool are less likely to be held back or need special education and are less likely to be involved with crime as juveniles. The benefits of preschool attendance accrue over time, and have also been tied to lower use of public assistance and higher earnings.

 

Governor Schwarzenegger’s 2006-07 budget includes approximately $373 million for preschool and childcare programs serving three- to five-year olds. The 2005-06 budget appropriated $2.4 billion for child care and child development programs administered by the California Department of Education. These funds provided preschool or comparable services to 77,417 four-year olds.

 

The Governor’s spending plan fully-funds education with more than $55.1 billion. This reflects an increase of $8.1 billion, a more than 17 percent overall funding increase from 2004-05. In addition, the current budget increases per student spending to a record $11,264 - an increase of $516 from last year.

 

For more information on Governor Schwarzenegger’s legislative actions, please visit his bill signing page at http://www.gov.ca.gov/bills.

 

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[NormsRevenge]

What a guy. wow, how were we so lucky to get him to enter politics and what better state for him to chooce to do so?

Calfornia is full of rich folks who don't mind paying a little extra , I am sure.

Prop 49, now this,, We are so blessed.

[nmh]

Here we go again!

Another entitlement that is NOT necessary.

Wonder how many ILLEGALS will sign up at YOUR expense?

[calcowgirl]

I think a pic of the Gub morphing into Rob Reiner might be appropriate.

Didn't we just defeat the Preschool measure?

[nmh]

"Numerous studies have tied developmental and educational benefits to preschool attendance, including a higher rate of high school graduation. At-risk children who attend preschool are less likely to be held back or need special education and are less likely to be involved with crime as juveniles. The benefits of preschool attendance accrue over time, and have also been tied to lower use of public assistance and higher earnings."

Numerous studies - LOL! Funded by WHOM?

Odd how in the OLD DAYS, preschool was not necessary and kids did BETTER WITHOUT IT! Arnies is making the NEA proud, of course at YOUR expense and for the sake of "compassion".

"Governor Schwarzenegger’s 2006-07 budget includes approximately $373 million for preschool and childcare programs serving three- to five-year olds. The 2005-06 budget appropriated $2.4 billion for child care and child development programs administered by the California Department of Education. These funds provided preschool or comparable services to 77,417 four-year olds. "

Wow! Now more moms can abandon their three and four year olds at YOUR expense. Gee, wonder what the correlation of that is to juvenile crime - no PARENTS raising their OWN kids - just outsource that to paid strangers that probable hate kids - but the government will hire those the private sectors refuses.

"The Governor’s spending plan fully-funds education with more than $55.1 billion. This reflects an increase of $8.1 billion, a more than 17 percent overall funding increase from 2004-05. In addition, the current budget increases per student spending to a record $11,264 - an increase of $516 from last year."

Yup!

Old Arnie is cutting down on government waste, at YOUR expense as usual.

[DoughtyOne]

If we looked closely, we would probably find the imprint of Rob Reiner's a-- on Schwarzenegger's kisser.

This is complete and utter nonsense.

[beaversmom]

preschool targeted to the children who need it most,...

In other words, mostly the children of illegals.

[NormsRevenge]

Conservatives are the enemy that moderates fear most and embrace last.

To read some of the responses on threads here of late confirm why FR is being manipulated to advance the elft's agenda on any number of fronts and to call any of their operatives on it is blasphemy and will open you up to ridicule from their operatives here.

Hitlary and Soros should be very proud of their efforts.

[kellynla]

aside from being against "drivers licenses for illegals" what is the difference in this clown and the last clown we had? anyone....anyone???

Hey, where is "F.O." ? I always enjoy an "F.O." medley about how we're "better off with this clown than the other clown."

Ahnold has to be the biggest phony elected to public office in recent memory. At least the rest of the Lefties don't hide their liberalism and pose as anything but liberals. This clown CAMPAIGNED as a "fiscal conservative." And back in 2003, I and Larry Elder said it was impossible for someone to be a "fiscal conservative" and a "social liberal" at the same time. You have to pay for those social programs some how. Well I hate to say "I told you so" but bend over Californians; 'cause we just took in the rear...AGAIN!

four more years...four more years...four more years
before we can elect a true blue conservative, Tom McClintock governor of CA.

[ElkGroveDan]

I think a pic of the Gub morphing into Rob Reiner might be appropriate.

[NormsRevenge]

for the video , Click the pic..

[calcowgirl]

What's with the bandwidth on that thing?
It plays at about 1/2 speed.

[NormsRevenge]

It's a web cast, what can I say, it looked ok when I just tried it. a little jerky/choppy but it sounded OK.

[NormsRevenge]

Pump Up the Vote Tour Starts Saturday

[calcowgirl]

Who will be on the bus?

[b9]

Where's the whistle? The ferret? Little Linda Hunt?

NO WAY should we pay for preschool.

[DungeonMaster]

Governor Schwarzenegger’s 2006-07 budget includes approximately $373 million for preschool and childcare programs serving three- to five-year olds.

Government daycare, almost a brave new world.

[Myrddin]

You nailed it. Government daycare. Now extended from 3 years old to 18 years old.

[Amerigomag]

In other words, mostly the children of illegals.

Close

In other words, mostly the children of illegals in Los Angeles County, esentially the LAUSD.

[calcowgirl]

NO WAY should we pay for preschool.

Agreed. So why was this not vetoed?