麻州政府撥款2030萬元支持30個學區提供可負擔學前教育

             (Boston Orange 編譯) 麻州政府10月3日宣佈，麻州學前教育倡議 (CPPI)補助款將撥發2030萬元，支持30個學區擴辦高品質的可負擔學前班，以繼續貫徹麻州州長奚莉 (Maura Healey)和副州長Kim Driscoll讓麻州門戶城市及郊區市鎮所有家庭都能普遍享有學前教育的理念。

在2024會計年度中，麻州長奚莉推行的普遍獲取高品質學前教育計畫，支持了203個學前教育班，代表著為公校、家庭托兒所、YMCAs、啟蒙學校，以及其他以社區為基礎的學前教育項目，提供了2981個學位。麻州的2025會計年度預算，包括了擴辦這計畫的經費。

                       奚莉州長表示，她們的政府的頭兩個預算，就對早期教育及兒童照顧做了歷史性的投資。她為這些經費在發揮作用而感動。這些經費容許家庭獲取高品質的可負擔學前教育，降低了家庭開銷，也幫助家長們留在，或回到就業市場中。

                           麻州早期教育及護理部(EEC)目前經管CPPI項目，允許參加項目的家庭得以免費或低價的送子女上學前班。這些經費也支持有需要的家庭，全天或全年的獲取服務。

                        麻州教育廳廳長Patrick Tutwiler也表示將繼續和社區及議會合作，擴大高品質的學前教育服務。

早期教育及護理委員會委員長(Early Education and Care Commissioner) Amy Kershaw 和代理中小學教育委員會委員長(Acting Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner) Russell D. Johnston，也都認為擴大學前教育對彌平學習差距，讓小小孩做好上幼稚園的準備來說，很重要。

在2025會計年度中，獲得經費的機構與金額如下:

School District	City/Town Served	Award Amount
Barnstable Public Schools	Barnstable	$250,000
Chicopee Public Schools	Chicopee	$250,000
Fitchburg Public Schools	Fitchburg	$250,000
Gateway Regional School District	Chester, Huntington, Littleville	$250,000
Pittsfield Public Schools	Pittsfield	$250,000
Quincy Public Schools	Quincy	$250,000
Taunton Public Schools	Taunton	$250,000
Wareham Public Schools	Wareham	$250,000

Fiscal year 2025 continuing implementation/maintenance awardees:  

School District	City/Town Served	Award Amount
Boston Public Schools	Boston	$670,000
Holyoke Public Schools	Holyoke	$566,800
Lawrence Public Schools	Lawrence	$1,000,000
Lowell Public Schools	Lowell	$1,000,000
New Bedford Public Schools	New Bedford	$1,000,000
North Adams Public Schools	North Adams	$316,000
Northampton Public Schools	Northampton	$1,000,000
Somerville Public Schools	Somerville	$1,000,000
Springfield Public Schools	Springfield	$1,000,000
Brockton Public Schools	Brockton	$966,812
Fall River Public Schools	Fall River	$494,000
Framingham Public Schools	Framingham	$750,000
Lynn Public Schools	Lynn	$942,602
Malden Public Schools	Malden	$750,000
Salem Public Schools	Salem	$1,000,000
Sandwich Public Schools	Sandwich	$1,000,000
Gloucester Public Schools	Gloucester	$609,905
Haverhill Public Schools	Haverhill	$1,000,000
Hoosac Valley Regional School District	Adams, Cheshire	$1,000,000
Plymouth Public Schools	Plymouth	$494,000
Westfield Public Schools	Westfield	$1,000,000
Worcester Public Schools	Worcester	$750,000