It’s not too early to look ahead.

The Administration’s pre-kindergarten bill passed the House of Delegates today.  It has also passed the Senate.

Minor differences in the two versions should be easy to resolve.

This legislation will create a $4.3 million competitive grant program to stimulate innovation and expand access to high-quality early childhood education.

To provide ½-day pre-K for all children in the state whose parents choose to enroll them would cost an additional $120 – 140 million.

“Candidates make many promises — but how to pay for them?” read a headline in last week’s Baltimore Sun.

Expansion of pre-kindergarten is one of the promises that’s not yet funded.

After reading the article, I wrote two colleagues, “After June 24 [Primary Election Day], we should strategize on funding pre-K.”