St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, is credited with saying “Give me a child until he is seven and I ...

Around 9,000 more kids have been enrolled in free, universal state-funded pre-K as of October 2025 than at this time last year, though an updated enrollment percentage has not yet been calculated.

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A federal court has ruled that requiring participants in Colorado’s universal pre-K program to abide by an LGBT nondiscrimination statement doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution as Catholic schools ...

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 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With Universal Pre-K now standard, many Memphis and Shelby County families are finding more options to give their children an early advantage before they enter school. Su Casa has ...

In April 2024, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a much-anticipated report examining pre-K curriculum quality for children from ages three to five. The ...

Houston ISD’s most popular schools during the first phase of the 2025 pre-K school choice lottery were West University Elementary School, Baker Montessori School and Garden Oaks Montessori, according ...

Full-day pre-kindergarten will be offered at more schools in the U.S. and Europe in the fall as the military’s school system expands access to the program worldwide. The Department of Defense ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Governor Kay Ivey recently announced the expansion of Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program. The program has been nationally recognized as the top state-funded Pre-K program in the ...

Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation this week that will expand free preschool in New Jersey, as well as full-day kindergarten to the few remaining districts that don’t yet offer it by 2030. Early ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County School officials continue exploring options to offset a funding gap of roughly $1 million, which would impact over 100 students starting preschool in ...