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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get considering the risks and maybe not wanting to risk it for your child.  But if you can pull your kids from PrK without any worries because you are at home or have a nanny or switch to a small private program the free Prk program was not meant for you. [/quote]

It’s universal pre-k, with seats distributed via lottery. It’s for everyone.[/quote]

+1. Free pre-K is meant for everyone, and just has the positive side effect of also providing high-quality early childhood education to children who might not otherwise get it. It's like public transit (in non-COVID times) - I COULD have driven to work every day, but I chose to take the taxpayer-subsidized bus because it provides a convenient service to me.[/quote]

Good analogy.  Public transit, like free PK, really only works well if a wide range of people from different socioeconomic backgrounds take it.

Both services bring a city together by creating shared experiences and getting everyone invested in the same stuff.

Having all wealthy people send kids to private school while poorer people go to public is a recipe for disastrous schools and community, just as having all wealthy people drive while poor people take transit— in both cases schools and transit not used by the wealthy get little political support and end up failing.[/quote]

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