It increases funding for pre K and early intervention programs, allowing us to hire more pre K teachers and supporting those kids who need just a little bit more help. This budget also strengthens our teacher pipeline by increasing our investment in the student teacher stipends, a wildly successful initiative we began just a couple years ago. As a result of last year's investment of $20 million, we were able to pay stipends to 2,000 student teachers, putting more teachers in the classrooms with our kids where they belong. (00:53–01:06)
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