Maryland Gov. Hogan pledges $130M for pre-K expansion, other initiatives
MANCHESTER, NH - APRIL 23: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan speaks at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics as he mulls a Presidential run on April 23, 2019 in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Gov. Larry Hogan is supporting $130 million more to expand pre-K and other education priorities.
The Republican governor made the announcement Friday.
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Hogan says he will support legislation to commit more than $100 million for early support and interventions for young children and their families.
He's also pledging to commit more than $30 million over two years to fund Concentration of Poverty grants to provide full-time coverage of health care practitioners and community school coordinators.
He also says he will introduce new legislation to expand access to Advanced Placement tests for low-income students.
Hogan says he will commit to more than $1 million to the AP Opportunities Act of 2020.