The Deseret News – Wendy Leonard
“Fewer than half of Utah kids are participating in preschool before going to kindergarten, and Utah lawmakers believe more could be done to help young children succeed later in life. “It’s cheaper to spend the money early,” said Rep. Lowry Snow, R-St. George, chairman of the Education Interim committee, which discussed early childhood education on Wednesday. He said that third grade reading levels are a predictor of judicial system involvement later in a child’s life. But, there’s more.” (more)