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Pre-K Teachers Are Stressed and Say They Want to Quit

Bryce Covert

Preschool Enrollment, Spending Hit Record Highs, but Access and Quality Gaps Persist

K.C. Compton

Public School Pre-K Teachers Are Professionals, But Aren’t Treated That Way

Anna Shapiro, Elizabeth D. Steiner & Jill S. Cannon

Report: Hundreds Waitlisted for Pre-K in South Carolina Despite Thousands of Open Seats

Skylar Laird

Homelessness Rates Spike for Families, Putting Young Children at Risk

Bryce Covert

As Schools Shrink, D.C.’s Public Pre-K Shows Lasting Enrollment Benefits

Conor P. Williams

Preschools Teach ‘Hardly Any Math’, Even as Students Struggle in Later Grades

Patrick O’Donnell

Universal Pre-K Among the Most Effective Labor Market Policies, Study Finds

Madison McVan

Audit of Oregon Early Learning Department Highlights Need for Equity Training

Kaylee Tornay

Young Students in Majority Black Charleston Schools Face Greater Suspensions

Jo Napolitano

‘Music Zoo’ Gives Preschoolers an Up Close and Personal Experience of Music-Making

K.C. Compton

Pre-K Enrollment Surges in US, With Mississippi & New Mexico Making Big Strides

Linda Jacobson

For Stronger Readers in Third Grade, Start Building Knowledge in Preschool

Susan B. Neuman & Lily Wong Fillmore

Finding a Home for Family Child Care in Publicly Funded Preschool

K.C. Compton

‘Seedlings’ Promote Kindergarten Readiness in This N.C. Classroom

Laura Browne

Kansas Task Force Urges Consolidation of Early Childhood Development Programs

Tim Carpenter

What California Transitional Kindergarten Needs to Succeed

Carolyn Jones

As The New School Year Begins, Hopes are High for LAUSD Pre-K for Four-Year-Olds

Charles Hastings

Will NYC Mayor Invest in Universal Pre-K or Let It Starve?

Elise Anderson

Pre-K Enrollment Nearly Bounces Back From Pandemic Amid Push for Universal Access

Linda Jacobson

In 2022 Midterms, Career Ed Emerged as Rare Source of Bipartisan Agreement

Greg Toppo

Closing the Data Gap for Indiana’s Littlest Learners, & a Model for Other States

Claire Fiddian-Green & Pat Creech

Results From Long-Running Study Bolster Case for Universal Pre-K

Linda Jacobson

‘Like a Gut Punch’: Advocates Reel as Manchin Compromise Abandons Pre-K

Linda Jacobson

Why Actually Working Isn’t Enough to Defend Effective Education Ideas

Conor P. Williams

Alarming New Numbers: COVID ‘Erased’ Decade of Growth in US Preschool Enrollment

Linda Jacobson

How the CDC Botched Revising Its Mask Guidance for Preschoolers

Asher Lehrer-Small

Expanding of Full-Day Pre-K Boosts Enrollment, Attendance

Linda Jacobson

Colorado Releases Draft Plan for Voluntary Universal Preschool

Sara Wilson

Early Education For All—Even Amid COVID: A State's Bold 2025 Plan For 4-Yr-Olds

Ariel Gilreath

Biden's Scaled-Down Spending Plan Cuts School Construction, Trims K-12 Workers

Linda Jacobson

With 1 in 3 Early Childhood Educators Quitting, Virginia Tried New Approach

Liz Bell

Advocates Push to Save Education Priorities in Biden ‘Build Back Better’ Plan

Linda Jacobson

‘Game of Chicken’ Among Democrats Could Threaten Biden Vision for Schools

Linda Jacobson

From Tutors to ‘Competency-Based’ Tests: States Prioritize School Relief Funds

Anna Pogarcic

Experts Urge Caution When Including Family Child Care in Universal Pre-K

Linda Jacobson

Senate Advances Biden’s Historic, $3.5T Agenda for Education, Families

Linda Jacobson

Poised to Pass Infrastructure Bill, Dems Push Larger Plan For Schools, Families

Linda Jacobson

NC Early Education Advocates Are Taking Funding Requests to Legislators’ Offices

Liz Bell

A Year After Pre-K Went Virtual, Some Question Its Post-Pandemic Future

Linda Jacobson

Boston Expands Pre-K for 3-Year-Olds After Pandemic’s Disruption

Marianna McMurdock

Las Vegas Takes Its Show on the Road to Provide Quality Pre-K to Child Care Deserts

K.C. Compton

Alabama First Class Pre-K: Setting the Standard Nationally for 14 Years — and Counting

K.C. Compton