How states fund full-day kindergarten.

• Position: Trends and Transitions - Brief Article

State funding for full-day kindergarten programs is rare. Only Alaska, Georgia, Illinois, Nebraska, New York and Wisconsin fund all-day programs at a higher level than half-day programs and at a level equal to or greater than the funding offered for first grade.

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* These states either provide no difference in funding for full-day kindergarten and half-day kindergarten or provide kindergarten funding at a lower level than for first...