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Jindal proposes grading early childhood programs
Last Modified: Thursday, January 26, 2012 5:39 PM
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Tucked in the list of Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposals to overhaul Louisiana education is a plan to rework the state's uncoordinated system of prekindergarten and early childhood programs.
The state has programs scattered across agencies and funding types that don't fit into Louisiana's accountability system.
Jindal wants to grade the programs and yank licenses and funding for those that are deemed low-performing.
The proposals have gotten little attention so far amid controversial ideas like creating a statewide voucher program and making it more difficult for teachers to get the job protection called tenure.
But support for a streamlining of early childhood initiatives and a review process for the programs has generated little complaint and may be one of the areas on which Jindal, lawmakers and education leaders can reach consensus.
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