New Jersey invests record money in preschool, but serving multilingual learners is another story

New Jersey has invested a record $1.4 billion in preschool education, but support for multilingual learners remains inconsistent despite state mandates. While the state recently updated policies to include preschoolers as multilingual learners, experts argue that infrastructure and targeted funding are needed to address language barriers for over 11,300 preschool-aged students identified as multilingual learners.