From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/):
In communities across the commonwealth, kids are heading back to the classroom, members of the legislature are getting ready to head back to Harrisburg, and we’re gearing up for another successful season of pre-k advocacy!
This fall, we return on the heels of a poll conducted this spring that confirms what we’ve been hearing across the commonwealth: Thanks to your hard work over the past few years, Pennsylvanians are in lockstep when it comes to support for pre-k!
Support for pre-k has swelled to near consensus, as 94% of likely voters now think that early education is important.
In May, Harrisburg-based Harper Polling conducted a poll, which showed that three-quarters (75%) of likely voters support increasing funding to expand access to high-quality programs. That’s not all – support for pre-k cuts across age, party, geographic and socioeconomic lines. Every single voting demographic in the state favors expanded access to pre-k by at least a two-to-one margin.
And it doesn’t end there! It turns out that Pennsylvanians value pre-k education for its proven benefits to the child and the commonwealth, and they’re willing to dig a little deeper to support it. In fact, two-thirds of likely Pennsylvania voters polled said they would support a tax increase to expand pre-k access.
The poll results speak for themselves. Now, it’s up to us to speak for kids, and ensure our lawmakers in Harrisburg are listening. Watch for emails over the next few months with opportunities for you to join us, and keep in touch on Facebook and Twitter. It’s time for all PA children to have access to high-quality pre-k. No child should be missing out when nearly all PA residents agree.
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