More Funding for Pre-K Program in NM

NEW MEXICO IS PUMPING MORE MONEY INTO PRE-K PROGRAMS…TO THE TUNE OF 10 MILLION DOLLARS. AND GOVERNOR MARTINEZ TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB SOME DISTRICTS GETTING THE FUNDING HAVE NEVER HAD PRE-K BEFORE. MARTINEZ SAYS THE ADDITIONAL MONEY WILL ALLOW 15-HUNDRED MORE STUDENTS ACCESS TO PRE-K PROGRAMS…BRINGING THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN PRE-K STATEWIDE TO 67-HUNDRED.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE NUMBER OF DISTRICTS OFFERING THE PROGRAM HAS ALMOST TRIPLED IN THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.

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