While some of the preschool cuts can be
traced to the recession, the institute found that the trend of "eroding
quality and the gradual substitution of inexpensive child care for early
education" predates the bad economy. The group's benchmarks for quality
include teacher training and certification, class size, staff-to-child ratio
and meals. Only two states improved on the quality standards last year, and
four worsened. More than 40 percent of students enrolled in state-funded pre-K
participated in programs that failed to meet at least half the standards.
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