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 ...

The adjusted acute respiratory illness rates were 1.66, 1.19, 1.17, 0.76, and 1.45 for pre-K, elementary, middle, high school, and staff, respectively, per 100 enrollment days. HealthDay News — More ...

More than 80% of pre-kindergarten (pre-K) to 12th-grade students and staff have at least one respiratory virus detected and acute respiratory illness (ARI) episode, according to a study published in ...

Wake up informed. Sign up for our free daily newsletter and join over 35,000 Mississippians who start their day with Mississippi Today. PETAL — Preschoolers kneel on a kaleidoscope rug, their clumsy ...

All four-year-olds in St. Charles Parish can attend pre-K at their neighborhood public schools next fall after the school board approved an expansion of its pre-K program during its August 20 meeting.

A parent started an online petition to reinstate the Pre-K program at Springmore Elementary. The superintendent said the decision was driven by K-3 class size restrictions requiring an additional ...

This is the first year Concord Community Schools is offering its Mini Minutemen Pre-K program. There are still open spots for 4-year-olds who live within the school district. District leaders say ...

New Mexico is becoming the first state in the U.S. to offer free early childhood education to every family in the state. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a universal child care plan that ...

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 ...

INDIANA (WSBT) — There is growing acceptance that quality preschool has long-term impacts well into elementary school. At the very least, Pre-K gives kids a head start before Kindergarten. Now, ...