Ruling strikes caps on pre-K: "(By Jane Stancill, jane.stancill@newsobserver.com) A judge has ruled that the state cannot deny poor children access to the state's prekindergarten program, striking down apparent limits in the recent Republican-authored budget law.
Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard Manning Jr. issued an order Monday that the state cannot implement any barrier or regulation that prevents eligible at-risk children from enrolling in the state's prekindergarten program, previously known as More at Four."