I emailed Senator Hagood yesterday.

My family listened to Miss Hagood on a Sunday talk show. She is more than leaning--she is actually pushing Bredesen's plan--talking points and all.

It is irresponsible to start an entire new program when TennCare hasn't even been reformed. Warning as well to localities with regard to property taxes, not to mention the issues so well outlined by Ms. Olsen and Mr. Johnson in their policy paper.

I sure hope Miss Hagood is not "growing" in her office as the big government advocates like to say.

As much as I would like to see more funding move to improving education in Tennessee, I have to agree with you on this one. Throwing money at a program that does not include objectives/support/training (on the front end) for the teachers who would be instrumental in making it happen is a travesty. Without better trained educators, a pre-K program is no better than state sponsored day care.

Go to this propaganda site
http://www.tennessee.gov/governor/prek/research/scientific.htm#
This site spouts the mantra of all the "scientific" studies that support pouring billions down another dark hole. Currently there are 44 states that are beginning this worthless drain of our resources. Amazingly most every state estimates $300 million a year to fully fund. Yet $50 billion later for the Federal program and nothing to show for it.

Now go hear to see how the state propaganda "scientific" studies are debunked.
http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/2002/nov02/focus.shtml

Hagood ran on a conservative platform but since assuming office she sounds more like Bredesen everyday. For every conservative agenda item she always has a "but".