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Start Early Talks About Preschool Expulsion

Start Early Vice President of Illinois Policy Ireta Gasner speaks on preschool expulsion.

August 3, 2019
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Although there’s been huge strides to address preschool expulsion, it somehow still happens. NBC News, working a story on the subject, spoke with Ireta Gasner, vice president of Illinois policy at Start Early (formerly the Ounce). Read the full story and what she had to say here.

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