Still looking for a news story out of Denver, following up on the vote in favor of a local tax to support expanding preschool opportunities there. But until that's published an op-ed written by two advocates does a nice job of exploring the issues at hand. For example, the program could serve fewer students but for more hours or more students but offer a less intensive program. Such tradeoffs are worth exploring. Some of the recent growth in state-level spending on pre-K has increased the number of students served but cut the amount of per-pupil spending, resulting in programs of lower quality. Megan Ferland and Jennifer Landrum of the Colorado Children's Campaign concluded that "today's competitive world places greater demands on our educational system. While providing preschool alone is not enough and must be part of a broader, coordinated education system, we know the best place to start is at the beginning, by making sure children enter school ready to learn."