EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...

As pressure to raise scores on standardized tests has trickled down to the lower grades, kindergarten and even pre-kindergarten classrooms have focused more on academic skills. But debating whether a ...

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 ...

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. —The Indiana Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning is accepting applications for its On My Way Pre-K program, which has been providing free education to Hoosier children ...

Mississippi Invests in Two Pre-Kindergarten Programs to Help Prepare Kids for School PETAL, Miss. (AP) — Preschoolers kneel on a kaleidoscope rug, their clumsy hands reaching for wooden blocks, little ...

During the pre-kindergarten years, children are learning very quickly. While children at this age may have short attention spans, they often learn best by being read to, playing pretend and observing ...

For years, Florida’s pre-K program has been judged on how its young graduates did on a “readiness test” given when they started kindergarten. More than 40 percent of the the state’s pre-K providers ...

MANILA, Philippines — The city government of Makati has distributed learner’s kits to 1,087 children enrolled in the city’s pre-kindergarten education program, Mayor Abigail Binay said yesterday. “Our ...