Howard superintendent takes new approach with $1.27B proposed budget

Amid years of budget strain, Howard County Superintendent Bill Barnes is proposing a reset in how the school system spends ...
CT Insider on MSN

Kindergarten enrollment projected to balloon in New Canaan; officials search for more space

NEW CANAAN - A projected increase of almost 130 kindergarten students this fall has officials looking at ways to add and ...
EdSurge

1 in 3 Pre-K Teachers Uses Generative AI at School

More preschool teachers are using generative AI in the classroom and believe technology can help with virtual field trips and ...
NKyTribune

Pre-K for All advisory committee releases report which makes clear the need to expand public preschool program

Gov. Andy Beshear was joined Thursday by members of the Pre-K for All Advisory Committee, who shared its report on the need for pre-K in the Commonwealth following four months of hosting town halls, ...
Kentucky Lantern

Expand pre-K gradually, says group exploring support for early childhood education in KY

A committee established by Gov. Andy Beshear, tasked with researching universal preschool, says Kentucky should phase in expanded access to pre-K over several years. In June, Beshear signed an ...
WLKY

Gov. Beshear provides update on Pre-K for All initiative

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 Courier-Journal

Pre-K For All is education access that protects the future of Kentucky's economy | Opinion

The Beshear-Coleman administration in Kentucky has prioritized public education funding and teacher support. Kentucky voters rejected charter schools and voucher programs in 2024, affirming support ...
Education Week

As Pre-K Expands, Here’s What Districts Need to Know

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 ...
Edutopia

Empowering Pre-K Students Through Project-Based Learning

As an early childhood educator, I have often come across people who believe that early learners aren’t capable of making decisions or guiding their own learning. But that is a misconception—young ...
WAFF

Alabama adds 55 new Pre-K-3rd grade classrooms to boost early learning

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) - Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education announced funding for 55 new Pre-K to 3rd grade classrooms next school year, expanding the P-3 ...
Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Here's how Gregory-Portland ISD aims to continue growing pre-K learning, performance

Gregory-Portland ISD opened a new Early Childhood Center to house all pre-K and kindergarten students. Texas offers free pre-K to eligible students, but funding is not guaranteed for all. G-PISD saw ...
The 74

Public School Pre-K Teachers Are Professionals, But Aren’t Treated That Way

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. That adds up to 70,000 or more pre-K teachers working inside U.S. public schools — a growing workforce that ...