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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 ...

Rand research indicates teachers of young students want and need more training in ed tech, curricula and supporting diverse ...

While research shows early childhood education can benefit students well into their academic careers, there isn’t a lot of information on how these educators in pre-kindergarten classrooms can best be ...

KinderCare today announced that registration for public pre-kindergarten programs is open for participating KinderCare ...

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.

Like many New Yorkers, my family and I have had to uproot our lives to make ends meet. While my husband and I wanted to live in New York City forever, we knew that was no longer feasible once we had ...

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