Pffft!
"State disputes report on cuts to prekindergarten spending; Pew Center says 22 percent axed" by David Abel, Globe Staff | October 22, 2009
Massachusetts is one of 10 states this year to cut the amount of money it spends on prekindergarten education, reducing such spending by a greater percentage than all but one other state, according to a report by a national advocacy group that tracks money spent on early childhood education.
The report found that Massachusetts this fiscal year cut 22 percent of the budget for prekindergarten education, more than every state but Ohio, which cut 33 percent of its money for such programs. Massachusetts state officials called the report skewed....
The report notes that many of the other states suffering larger budget shortfalls than Massachusetts either increased or maintained their budget for prekindergarten education....
Well, when you are busy throwing all your tax loot into debt and interest payments to banks and favored corporate interests (as well as lining your own pockets) the money has to come from somewhere!
State officials said the report distorts the picture of its efforts in early education....
I really don't care what this s*** bag state says anymore.
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