“Mayor Mike Duggan said Monday there’s an effort underway to provide universal preschool in Detroit for 4-year-olds that involves state and city government, philanthropic foundations and educational providers.
“Duggan disclosed the project while speaking on a panel of U.S. mayors at the CityLab conference in Detroit this week.
“ ‘I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but we will very shortly, I think, have a universal pre-K for 4-year-olds in place,’ Duggan said.
“In a brief interview with Crain’s after the speech, Duggan didn’t elaborate on how Detroit would offer free preschool to all 4-year-olds who aren’t already eligible for Head Start or the Great Start Readiness Programs for impoverished and lower-income families.
“ ‘I didn’t mean to bring it up, but we’re working on it,’ Duggan said. ‘We’re trying to pull everybody together — philanthropy, the state, providers. I’d love to see universal 4-year-old pre-K. I’m working on it.’ â€
“Duggan: Universal 4-year-old pre-K for Detroit in the works,” by Chad Livengood, Crain’s Detroit Business, October 29, 2018