Illinois Review suggests that we should be very concerned over Blagojevich's preschool expansion. Is the real motive behind this move an intention to reduce the compulsory age for school attendance from 7 yrs old to 5 yrs old - and then to 3 yrs old?
...[State] Senator Kwame Raoul told the Senate Education Committee, "I wish this bill was lowering the age to 3!" ...Other committee members, including State Senator Deanna Demuzio, agree[d] with Raoul, concerned about the preschoolers in their districts...