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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As debate over school choice dominated the Texas Capitol, one provision quietly made its way into the law. Parents with pre-K students are eligible to receive funds in the new education savings ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Parents of young children are getting more opportunities to enroll them in a public preschool class, all thanks to the state’s Ready Keiki initiative. Over the next two ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Connecticut is doing something no other state is by making childcare free for thousands of families. Bi-partisan legislation that passed this year is paving the way for ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Governor Andy Beshear is calling on Kentuckians to advocate for the children of the Commonwealth. On Wednesday, Governor Beshear and Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WSAZ) - Gov. Andy Beshear is continuing to call for Pre-k to be available to every 4-year-old in Kentucky. “Pre-k for All,” an Executive Order signed June 4, 2025, aims to increase ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Starting in the 2025-26 school year, Indianapolis Public Schools will no longer offer free Pre-K to Indianapolis families. According to a post on the district’s website, officials said ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Governor Andy Beshear has launched the "Pre-K for All" initiative in Kentucky with Louisville being the first city to support it. The initiative aims to advance the ...

Pre-K teacher Renee Bryant teaches a gingerbread lesson in the fall of 2022. This story first appeared in James Farrell's weekly Education newsletter, out Mondays. Sign up here to get it first to your ...