1.
NCSL Legisbrief
; 27(14): 1-2, 2019 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30990597
Subject(s)
Child Advocacy , Child Behavior , Child Welfare , Education/legislation & jurisprudence , Problem Behavior , Schools, Nursery/legislation & jurisprudence , Schools/legislation & jurisprudence , Students/legislation & jurisprudence , Child , Child, Preschool , Federal Government , Humans , Mental Health Services , Problem Behavior/psychology , State Government , Students/psychology , Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders/therapy
2.
NCSL Legisbrief
; 26(38): 1-2, 2018 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30296036
ABSTRACT
(1) Since 2002, annual state spending on preschool has increased from $2.4 billion to $7.6 billion. (2) Nineteen percent of the nearly 20 million children under age 5 in the U.S. live in poverty. (3) Forty-eight percent of children from low-income families are ready for school at age 5, compared with 75 percent of children from families with moderate and high incomes.
