A Simple Equation for VPK
We all have a story. A story that defines us. And it is our collective story — our challenges, our triumphs — that inspire a movement. Floridians, from all walks of life, have joined together with an understanding that the future of our state rests on the well-being of our children. Here are some of their stories.
Perhaps Florida’s legislators need to go back to preschool. Then maybe they could figure out what Danyiel Louis sees as a very simple equation for the state’s Voluntary Pre-Kindergaten program. “Invest now,” she says, “or invest later.” It’s not exactly higher math, she says. A parent of two boys and the director of a preschool that participates in Florida’s state-funded VPK program, Louis is amazed that the initiative faces cutbacks by state officials each year, when what it really needs is more support.