Early childhood advocates were elated by Obama’s State of the Union proposal to vastly expand our infrastructure of early childhood programs. Economists like Nobel laureate James Heckman have long ...

From New York City to Washington, D.C. and Oklahoma to Colorado, a handful of U.S. cities and states have opted to fund universal preschool for their youngest residents. That benefit may soon be ...

The debate over state-funded preschool has been no play date for Gov. Terry Branstad. Members of his own Republican Party want to scrap voluntary public preschool, arguing that it's too expensive or ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — One of the big initiatives from President Joe Biden on Wednesday night was free, universal preschool. Biden presented the proposal during his first speech to Congress. Jeff Butts ...

In December, a blue-ribbon commission delivered a plan for California education that you may have missed, what with the surge in COVID-19 and a “stolen” presidential election sucking up media oxygen.

One of Gavin Newsom’s most highly touted accomplishments was to provide $2.7 billion in state funding to create free universal transitional kindergarten for every 4-year-old, It was one of his core ...

DENVER — Armed with a $185 million nod from the Joint Budget Committee, Governor Jared Polis released legislation to offer full-day kindergarten to all students across the state. "The key aspect is ...

Discussions among Londonderry school officials and community members continue as they consider the best way to bring a full-day kindergarten program to town. School officials are still pondering how ...

Last month, the Biden campaign released a plan to implement universal preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds to “cultivate the potential of young children” and “laying a strong foundation” for their ...