This paper asks whether universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) programs can increase parental earnings and, if so, how much these gains affect the economic returns to UPK. Using admissions lotteries for an ...

Gov. Tim Walz boasted about Minnesota’s education system to a Texas audience on Thursday. He said Minnesota’s graduation rates are improving, free school meals set students up for success and ...

Gov. Andy Beshear was joined Thursday by members of the Pre-K for All Advisory Committee, who shared its report on the need for pre-K in the Commonwealth following four months of hosting town halls, ...

A committee established by Gov. Andy Beshear, tasked with researching universal preschool, says Kentucky should phase in expanded access to pre-K over several years. In June, Beshear signed an ...

IS SWORN IN IN JANUARY OF 2027. NEW TONIGHT THE GOVERNOR SAYS HIS PLANS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PRE-K IN KENTUCKY IS GAINING SUPPORT. TODAY, MORE THAN 60 COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVES SENT A LETTER TO THE ...

The Beshear-Coleman administration in Kentucky has prioritized public education funding and teacher support. Kentucky voters rejected charter schools and voucher programs in 2024, affirming support ...

Roger Williams spent many long days in the state Capitol this year, taking time off work and away from his children to plead his case to lawmakers. He testified repeatedly that private preschools, ...

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 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With Universal Pre-K now standard, many Memphis and Shelby County families are finding more options to give their children an early advantage before they enter school. Su Casa has ...

A Republican legislator from Alabama made the case for state-supported early childhood education Wednesday during a meeting of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s Pre-K for All Advisory Committee in ...

Houston ISD’s most popular schools during the first phase of the 2025 pre-K school choice lottery were West University Elementary School, Baker Montessori School and Garden Oaks Montessori, according ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Governor Kay Ivey recently announced the expansion of Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program. The program has been nationally recognized as the top state-funded Pre-K program in the ...