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Nicholas Kristof: Oklahoma shows the way in early education

By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF – November 11, 2013 – Anchorage Daily News

TULSA, Okla. — Liberals don’t expect Oklahoma to serve as a model of social policy. But, astonishingly, we can see in this reddest of red states a terrific example of what the United States can achieve in early education.

Every 4-year-old in Oklahoma gets free access to a year of high-quality prekindergarten. Even younger children from disadvantaged homes often get access to full-day, year-round nursery school, and some families get home visits to coach parents on reading and talking more to their children.

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