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New Jersey's record preschool investment falls short for multilingual learners, advocates say

Jessie Gómez

11d ago· 6 min readenNews

education politics early childhood education multilingual education

Summary

New Jersey has invested record funding in preschool programs, but support for multilingual learners (especially Spanish-speaking preschoolers) remains inconsistent and poorly tracked. While state laws mandate language services for English learners, implementation varies widely across districts with no effective system to measure impact on preschool-aged children. The article highlights the gap between increased funding and actual support for young English learners through the lens of Newark-based programs like La Casa de Don Pedro.

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bskyNew Jersey's record preschool investment falls short for multilingual learners, advocates saychalkbeat.org

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We have to beef up the support for multilingual learners in preschool.

While state laws mandate districts to provide language services, those services are implemented differently from district to district with no real way to track their impact on preschool-aged multilingual learners.

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While state laws mandate districts to provide language services, those services are implemented differently from district to district with no real way to track their impact on preschool-aged multilingual learners.

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