Around 9,000 more kids have been enrolled in free, universal state-funded pre-K as of October 2025 than at this time last year, though an updated enrollment percentage has not yet been calculated.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Universal Pre-K Funding Act failed in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. SB 0270/HB 0218, introduced by Sen. Charlane Oliver (D-Nashville) and Rep. Aftyn Behn ...

(The Center Square) – Record numbers of Michigan children are enrolling in subsidized pre-k programs offered by the state, though nowhere near enough for the programs to be considered universal. A ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Families at Fort Wayne Community Schools, FWCS, send their little ones onto the bus for the first day of pre-Kindergarten on Thursday. Last year, Title I funding allowed the ...

FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WHNT) — With an eye on education, Alabama has ranked top in the nation once again for its quality in pre-K education. For 18 consecutive years, Alabama’s “First Class Pre-K” program ...

LANSING — Michigan will guarantee free community college, continue free school lunches for all and expand access to free preschool under a budget deal approved early Thursday by the Democratic-led ...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights recently released long-awaited data from the 2020-2021 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), an extensive survey of all public schools and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — A glimpse into what ...

Universal pre-kindergarten has become a buzz term lately, capturing the attention of federal and state politicians as evidence shows that students do better when they start school earlier. But ...

WASHINGTON — The availability of state-funded pre-kindergarten programs varies widely from one part of the country to another, says a new report. For example, more than 9 in 10 4-year-olds in the ...

St. Mary’s Pre-K numbers have doubled since last year. There are 18 students enrolled which led to a move to a bigger classroom. Jillian Kaster joined St. Mary’s staff as the new Pre-K teacher at the ...