“… we will keep working with the Legislature on our plan to fund universal pre-kindergarten with tourism taxes that are already being collected in Boston.
“Education has evolved. It’s time for our partnership to evolve as well. Let’s all pull together, to move our students, our city, and our state forward.â€
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“… we are nearing our goal of achieving universal, high-quality pre-k access through a collaborative system of providers.â€
“In 2018, our focus on the whole child, our commitment to equity, and our investments in critical STEM, arts, language, and vocational programs will not waver. We will continue to drive significant resources into early childhood education.â€
One aspect that is consistently ignored in these proposals is parenting education; without parents’ full understanding and support of their child’s temperament and development, we are not addressing the ‘whole child.’ There are nonprofits like Families First that offer workshops to provide the knowledge, skills and supports that parents need, but their community partners struggle with finding funding to offer these to their parents.