For the first time in years, thousands of loyal prince George’s County 4-year-olds will spend an entire day in a pre-kindergarten class room when academic institutions open Thursday, part of synchronized county government and school board initiatives to improve academic accomplishment.
The full-day pre-K program is one of several projects provided this season at academic institutions in areas traditionally stuck in hardship, lack of employment and aggressive criminal activity.
County authorities this week strategize to officially declare their “Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative” academic institutions lead program, such as full-day pre-K, extended after-school activities, treatments for dropouts and truants, and other services to address some of the county’s academic difficulties.
“For me, the missing link with what we are doing with TNI is the school system,” Baker said. “Now this allows us to focus our services.”
