Low income families needing assistance for preschool will now be eligible for up to $7,500 a year.
State: More money for families through early learning scholarships
Low income families needing assistance for preschool will now be eligible for up to $7,500 a year.
By amatos122
July 7, 2015 at 8:43PM
The Minnesota Department of Education announced it is raising the cap for early learning scholarships, which used to be $5,000.
Brenda Casselius, the education commissioner, said the money will go to an estimated 5,700 children.
The program is designed to give low-income families access to highly rated pre-school programs in order to address the state's vast achievement gap for low-income and minority students.