The Hechinger Report: Early education popular with voters, but what about candidates?

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New poll shows that a majority of American voters support federal spending on early childhood programs

By Lillian Mongeau

Presidential candidates hoping to attract Millennials, Hispanics and swing state voters in 2016 could be well-advised to make early education a key part of their education platform, according to the results of a new national poll showing that 76 percent of voters support the idea of spending federal money to expand public preschool.