Inslee favors increase in preschool funding

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has proposed creating more than 3,000 new spots for children in the state’s preschool program, the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), taking an important step towards creating a high-quality early education system that will improve the entire public education system.

The governor’s proposal comes only two days after Seattle-area superintendents, teachers and parents called on the state legislature to invest in ECEAP and other early learning systems. The plan would raise ECEAP enrollment to 11,426 students from 8,391. Currently, the program...