They said it: Expanding preschool or just taking tots from other programs?

“Our findings do raise the question of, ‘is the governor overall expanding access to quality pre-kindergarten or is it the same kids moving among different programs?’”

— UC Berkeley education professor Bruce Fuller, co-author of a study that found growth in transitional kindergarten, which Gov. Gavin Newsom has expanded, could be coming at the cost of existing publicly funded preschool programs and childcare centers, where enrollment has largely leveled off or declined.