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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...

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Maryann O'Sullivan, founder and CEO of Preschool California, issued the following statement in response to the governor's signature on AB 172, a bill that invests $50 million to expand preschool programs in neighborhoods surrounding low-performing schools: "We appreciate Governor Schwarzenegger's timely leadership in assuring that the state budget includes some resources to get us started in bringing quality programs to the California kids and schools that need it most. "Creating quality preschool programs is the single most important thing California can do now to assure that our most at- risk kids arrive for...