The following informational materials were provided to those who attended the September 21, 2005 forum.

Click on the following links to access the materials:

PSA

Forum flyer

Agenda

Panelist Biographies

Panelist Questions

Rand Report on the "Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California" Executive Summary

First 5 Sacramento Commission - Approval of Preschool for All Plan for Elk Grove USD

Superintendent Dave Gordon, Sacramento County Office of Education - Quality Preschool Helps K-12 and the Whole Community - Building Upon an Effective Model

Preschool California/Children Now - Summary of the Preschool for All Act

Legislative Analyst's Office - Review of Preschool for All Act

The following articles may be accessed at www. sac-bee.com for a fee from the SacBee archives

"Preschool for All?" by Pia Lopez, published 07/24/05

"The preschool debate: Community involvement - not state bureaucracy" by Bruce Fuller, Margaret Bridges and Alejandra Livas special to the Bee, published 07/24/05

"A scientific journey into the mind of a child" an interview with Ross A. Thompson, professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, by Pia Lopez, published 07/24/05

"A good start for kids' lives" by David W. Gordon special to the Bee, published 07/24/05

"Children get a leg up on school. A program at Noralto Elementary in North Sac preps for kindergarten" by Molly Dugan, published on 08/18/05