Decades of research have found that children who attend pre-K arrive at kindergarten with stronger academic skills than those who do not. A handful of experimental studies have even found that ...

IS SWORN IN IN JANUARY OF 2027. NEW TONIGHT THE GOVERNOR SAYS HIS PLANS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PRE-K IN KENTUCKY IS GAINING SUPPORT. TODAY, MORE THAN 60 COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVES SENT A LETTER TO THE ...

The push to expand pre-kindergarten programs is on. Last school year, public pre-K programs received their biggest-ever boost in state funding. Enrollment in state pre-K programs nationwide increased ...

FLORENCE, Ky. (WBKO) - Kentucky officials, educators, business leaders, and parents came together to launch the “Pre-K for All” initiative, which aims to advance the commonwealth’s public education ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island families with children turning 4 before the fall can now apply for the state’s Pre-K lottery. The programs, offered in 20 participating communities, provide ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Multiple bills focusing on high-profile education reforms in Rhode Island were approved by the state Senate on Tuesday. State Sen. Jonathan Acosta, D-Central Falls, ...

(The Center Square) – Record numbers of Michigan children are enrolling in subsidized pre-k programs offered by the state, though nowhere near enough for the programs to be considered universal. A ...

In recent decades, cities, states, and the federal government have expanded funding for universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) programs. These programs are large and free. The policy logic underlying UPK ...

Another round of millions in federal money has been earmarked for 22 school districts around New Jersey, to build and expand preschool facilities. Gov. Phil Murphy and Acting Education Commissioner ...

For decades, Florida faced criticism for judging the quality of its pre-K program on a “readiness” test given to young students after they started kindergarten. It was a system, critics argued, that ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Families at Fort Wayne Community Schools, FWCS, send their little ones onto the bus for the first day of pre-Kindergarten on Thursday. Last year, Title I funding allowed the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state will be opening what they call a “historic” number of public pre-K classrooms ahead of the new school year. Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke made the announcement at Kuhio ...