Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Announces “20 million investment in early education”
Yesterday, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a 20-million-dollar investment in early education for the city of Boston.
The official press release states “Mayor Michelle Wu today announced a $20 million investment in early education through Boston's Universal Pre-K (UPK) program, a partnership between BPS and the Office of Early Childhood. This investment builds on Mayor Wu’s commitment to universal, affordable, high-quality early education and care for all infants, toddlers, and children under five. Through this new investment, the City of Boston will expand support for community-based classrooms, increase the number of seats available to 3 and 4-year-olds for the upcoming school year, and begin integrating family child care providers into the UPK system. “
The investment garnered a lot of attention in both the local and national media. Here are examples of headlines about the announcement and links.
From Boston.com “Mayor Wu announces $20 million investment to expand universal pre-K
From WCVB Channel 5 “Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announces $20M investment in universal pre-K”
From Mass Live “Preschool could become more affordable for Boston families thanks to Mayor Michelle Wu’s $20 million investment in universal pre-K, she says”
CBS Boston “Boston to spend $20 million to expand Universal Pre-K program”
WHDH Channel 7 “Boston spending $20M on more seats for pre-K program, daycare centers”
Axios “Boston Mayor announces $20M for early childhood education”
Boston Globe “Boston to spend $20 million to expand pre-K program”
Yahoo “Greatest investment we can make’: Wu unveils plan to expand Boston’s universal pre-K program”
The announcement was made at Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - BCNC.
You can watch video recap of the announcment below
