Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, who leads Ready Keiki, visited the newest public pre-kindergarten classroom at Mākaha Elementary School ...

Parents worry about AI’s impact. But no one — educator or parent — is sure what to do about it yet,” said Emily Glickman, a private school consultant about the growing wave of AI ...

Starting next school year, every 3- and 4-year-old in Dallas ISD will be able to enroll in pre-K tuition-free. The district's board adopted a new universal free pre-K plan at a board meeting Thursday.

Last week, the state legislature officially backed Governor Kathy Hochul’s plan to offer every 4-year-old in New York a free pre-K seat within the next three years. New York’s public pre-K program ...

The Mississippi State Board of Education has updated the current strategic plan to incorporate new priorities while ensuring the state builds upon its historic academic achievements. The Board ...

Universal pre-kindergarten programs have grown across the Lower Hudson Valley in recent years, but access gaps persist across the region as some districts struggle to provide these crucial educational ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is bringing together a group of early learning experts to create a plan to provide “affordable, universal preschool access for 3- and 4-year-olds” in every Oregon county. Kotek ...

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As Gov. Andy Beshear continues to promote his Pre-K for All plan across the state, Republican lawmakers say they are unconvinced by “its current form.” GOP Rep. Kim Banta says the governor’s plan to ...

More day care subsidies for New York parents with low or modest incomes. More pre-K classes for 4-year-olds. Test programs in three counties that offer affordable care for kids younger than 3. Those ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan unveiled Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani — a major boon for the ...

The funding request from Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear for a pre-K for all initiative looks different from what he pitched two years ago. And this year’s ask could be seen as a more politically savvy ...