In Trenton, private pre-K providers have long complained of “political favoritism' and a state Department of Education unwilling — or unable — to step in
Some pre-K providers say it's time for the state to confront the structural issues they claim are degrading the preschool experience for needy children throughout New Jersey. | Wilfredo Lee/APTRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey has spent more than two decades — and many billions of dollars — building a high-quality, free universal pre-K system to serve all needy kids in the state. It’s won widespread acclaim.
Another director — a position akin to head of the school — is allegedly being paid a salary that calls for a graduate degree, despite only earning a bachelor‘s degree, according to Garcia’s letter. After receiving no response to her letter, Stout-Figueroa used the state's Open Public Records Act to track her emails within the Education Department. According to her OPRA documents, which POLITICO reviewed, officials at DOE received the letter and forwarded it to colleagues. Stout-Figueroa said no one responded.
What they found, Garcia said, was evidence of large sums of taxpayer money being misspent on administrator salaries while preschool teachers and aides went underpaid. This ultimately deprives some of the state's most vulnerable children of the preschool education they are entitled to receive by law, Garcia said.
Garcia said that as Murphy runs for reelection, relying heavily on his track record of expanding access to pre-K statewide, it’s time for the state to acknowledge the holes in the system.A spokesperson for Murphy did not respond to several requests for comment.
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