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House passes expanded early-learning grants to boost kindergarten readiness
Summary
The Utah House passed first substitute House Bill 42 on Feb. 11, 2016, authorizing an additional $10 million competitive grant program to expand an optional enhanced/extended kindergarten program and requiring districts to report outcomes; the measure passed 58–16 and is headed to the Senate.
Representative Snow moved to uncircle and presented first substitute House Bill 42, describing an expansion of the state’s optional enhanced kindergarten program and a $10 million grant to be administered by the State Office of Education. Snow said districts would apply, demonstrate need and program quality, and report outcomes so the program’s effectiveness could be tracked. "We have a chance to plant a tree today that we won't have…
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