Fund Early Childhood Education. We need to expand pre-K and early childhood education in communities with struggling schools, with the long-term goal of guaranteeing universal pre-school for every child in the country.
Dwight Evans will fund early childhood education and expand pre-K in struggling communities, with the long-term goal of universal pre-school.
Occurrences
Evidence
The bill was introduced in the House, referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and would create a grant program for states to establish or expand full-day prekindergarten in public schools.
The Congressional Record includes remarks introducing the Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2025, described as a bill to expand prekindergarten for children age three and four.
Evans says he believes access to high-quality education matters from childhood to adulthood and highlights education work and funding priorities on his current House issue page.
Assessments
Evans has continued to support and introduce universal pre-K and early childhood education legislation, including bills to create grant funding for states to establish or expand full-day prekindergarten. However, the cited bills were referred to committee and no evidence shows enactment, implemented federal funding, or actual expansion of pre-K in struggling communities attributable to him. This is a serious legislative effort but not delivery of the promised outcome.