Pre-K is Working in Tennessee

But that's not the headline you'll see in the Tennessean.

1) Pre-K is working. Taking kids who are likely to struggle and keeping them on track through 2nd grade is a GREAT outcome.

2) Rep. Maggart and her Sumner County counterpart in the Senate, Diane Black, have NEVER asked for the state to spend MORE dollars on K-12 or introduced legislation to shift pre-k money to K-12. If they were out there promoting alternative budgets, they might have a point. But in the context of a "just say no" to Governor Bredesen record, their arguments ring hollow.