GREENE – At a press conference held at the Greene Intermediate School on Monday, February 24 U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Richard Hanna announced legislation to expand access to high-quality early learning programs for children from birth to age five.

In an effort to broaden the funding to public schools necessary to the operation of Universal Pre-K programs – much like the program offered in the Greene Central School District – Gillibrand and Hannah have vehemently campaigned to secure federal dollars which will enable all districts in the state to do just that.

“This is a program that would allow the Federal Government to give funds to the states with the goal and the guidance to the states that they would fund all universals Pre-K, so that all children would have full access to Universal Pre-K,” said Gillibrand.

This act is intended to support quality Pre-K and make it more accessible to more children with the trickle-down benefits of increasing opportunity for stay at home mothers to seek and further their education and gainful employment.