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Idaho left early education up to families. One town set out to get universal preschool anyway
November 7, 2023/
A few years ago, this experience would’ve been inaccessible to nearly half of the children in Hawker’s classroom. Their families don’t make enough money to afford early childhood education. Other kids come from families who may have the means but, until recently, didn’t make early learning a priority.
Today, though, American Falls is a town transformed.
This one-stoplight farming community has seen marked improvements in family engagement, preschool access and kindergarten readiness in just the past few years — the results of a grassroots effort to support children and families.
