Susannah Barnes Petitt: Michigan’s Pre-K Expansion Is Failing—Here’s Why

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Despite massive funding increases, Michigan’s state-run Pre-K program isn’t attracting enough students. Could expanding community-based options and giving parents more flexibility be the real solution?

Susannah Barnes Petitt—a research program manager and a Young Voices Contributor—analyzes why Michigan’s Pre-K system is struggling to enroll students and what policymakers can do about it in her latest op-ed for The Detroit News.

She joins Skye Graham on WRFH to discuss.
Susannah Barnes Petitt: Michigan’s Pre-K Expansion Is Failing—Here’s Why
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