The Albany Jewish Community Center will expand its child care programs, build an addition and rearrange its entire center, thanks to a $5 million grant from NY BRICKS grant.

In a budget hearing, the state Education Department shared a goal to get 70% of 4-year-olds enrolled in publicly funded pre-K ...

Gov. Tim Walz boasted about Minnesota’s education system to a Texas audience on Thursday. He said Minnesota’s graduation rates are improving, free school meals set students up for success and ...

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 ...

Team Kentucky has held more than 40 outreach events and numerous town halls across the state over the past several months. According to the Beshear administration, nearly 90% of those who participated ...

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 ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - More than half of Kentucky’s children arrive in kindergarten unprepared, a statistic that has prompted Gov. Andy Beshear to champion universal pre-K access across the ...

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 ...

Roger Williams spent many long days in the state Capitol this year, taking time off work and away from his children to plead his case to lawmakers. He testified repeatedly that private preschools, ...

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 ...

A DeLand preschool, perennially labeled “low performing” by the state, had reason to celebrate this year. The House Next Door earned the highest possible rating — “excellent” — under Florida’s new ...

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 ...