California Gov. Gavin Newsom is building a universal pre-K system for all 4-year-olds by 2025 despite a broader multibillion-dollar budget shortfall.

“For universal pre-K advocates today, I would counsel them to focus almost as much attention on how to design K-12 classroom experiences as how to design preschool classroom experiences.

The pre-K expansion grant is set to increase from the current per-pupil amount of $13,000 per year to more than $14,000 next year, and to nearly $20,000 the following year.

We offer this piece together, as governors who championed state funding for pre-K programs during our time in office. We urge Gov. Josh Shapiro and the General Assembly to find the political will ...

Universal pre-K, or pre-kindergarten education, covers costs for 4-year-old children to attend a year of preschool. Nine states and Washington D.C. currently offer universal or nearing-universal ...

Gov. Ned Lamont is championing a plan that would offer free or reduced-price pre-K education to scores of CT families. Here's what to know.