Dual Language Learners in NYC Pre-K

After nearly three months as head of New York City’s “ship of state,” Mayor Bill de Blasio is still finding his sea legs. From his approach to snow removal to his (ongoing) attempts to tamp down the controversy over his administration’s treatment of charter schools, de Blasio has had little time to craft and drive political narratives of his own choosing. This has even been true for his top political priority: establishing universal pre-K. For a variety of reasons, the push got bogged down in arguments over funding streams, the pace of implementation, and governing institutions. Perhaps worst of all, the pre-K debate in New York has been dominated by questions related to access. - See more at: http://www.edcentral.org/right-dual-language-learners-new-york-citys-pre-k-expansion/#sthash.LQoW4G0z.dpuf