Cuts for the littlest students

No real surprise, but unfortunate, that the youngest students, preschoolers, will be getting hit hard nationwide in the current funding crisis:

At least nine states are likely to make cuts to pre-kindergarten programs including some of the biggest -- California, Florida and New York

Especially unfortunate when you consider the large number of students this will affect:
Currently, more than 80 percent of all 4-year-olds attend some kind of preschool program, according to the report. About half of those go to a public program, either state pre-K, Head Start or special education. The other half attend private programs.