Connecticut leaders are asking the federal government for $47.6 million so hundreds of foster and homeless children can attend a high-quality preschool. Though children from all families in poverty will be eligible for the expanded preschool program, the state says it will give priority to children who are homeless or in foster care.
homeless children
Posted inEducation
2014 CT Mirror Projects: Homeless Children
A number of state initiatives have been launched in the last two years along with the formation of legislative committees, but many question whether they will do enough, quickly enough, to provide meaningful help to the hundreds of homeless children in a state whose cost of living is among the highest in the country.