Arizona ranks low in preschool attendance
April 3, 2015 • By Bob McClay • KTAR News
PHOENIX — There are apparently a lot of empty chairs in preschools in Arizona.
The president of the Children’s Action Alliance, Dana Naimark, told a woman’s conference in Phoenix this week that statistics from the Anne E. Casey Foundation are not good news.
“In Arizona, 67 percent of three and 4-year-old children do not attend preschool,” Naimark said. “That’s more than two-thirds. That compares nationwide to 54 percent. We are the third-worst state in the country.”
Only Nevada and Idaho were worse.
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