Tough times ahead for all-day kindergarten proposal

Published July 27, 2006 4:00am ET



Plans for a $22 million expansion of full-day kindergarten to all Fairfax County elementary schools could run afoul of forecasted budget constraints.

The School Board-backed proposal would, over three years, bring full-day kindergarten to the 63 public schools that remain without it. The program could be difficult to implement in the next fiscal year, however,when increases in revenue streams are expected to drop sharply as the housing market slows.

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