A report released today shows Idaho is among the worst states in the country in enrolling children in preschool programs, while Washington fares slightly better than the national average. According to the 2014 Kids Count Data Book, 35 percent of 3- and 4-year-old children in Idaho attended preschool from 2010 to 2012. Only three states enrolled a lower percentage. Although an improvement from the 31 percent enrolled in 2007, roughly 31,000 young children are not enrolled in preschool programs in Idaho. In Washington, 41 percent of the state's children were enrolled while 103,000 were not. Nationally, slightly more than 4 million children, or 54 percent, were not enrolled in preschool programs from 2010 to 2012.New study on state education shows Idaho and Washington students healthier but poorer/Samantha Malott & Shanon Quinn, Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here.

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