Behind the Headlines: Program pushes pre-K for 2-year-olds from high-poverty areas
An instructor gives a lesson at a Shady Grove pre-K class in March. The Equity2Prosperity Project began a year ago with the premise that children with challenges outside the classroom start pre-K too late. (Aarron Fleming/The Daily Memphian file)
A year-old program to get children in poverty into pre-kindergarten classes earlier is part of a discussion on “Behind The Headlines” that took in larger questions.
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Behind The Headlines Eric Harris Natalie McKinney Terence Patterson Pre-K Equity2Prosperity Project Jessran Corp.Bill Dries on demand
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