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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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 ...

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 ...

NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey (WABC) -- Registration begins for North Bergen's youngest students entering pre-school in the fall. The school district will offer free full-day Pre-K for 4-year-olds in ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City has opened applications for free, all-day pre-K and 3-K for the 2025-2026 school year. The programs, which provide free, full-day care and education, are part of a ...

The Taunton School Committee voted to make pre-K free starting next school year. By eliminating tuition, the district expects to receive more state aid than it currently collects from families and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At Downtown Baltimore Child Care, 3-year-old Jaylen Robinson emphatically pronounces the letter “O” four times, waving a black-and-white alphabet tile in the ...

Child care and early childhood were among the topics included in the interim charges assigned to lawmakers to study ahead of the legislative session, which began on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Several bills ...

Only families who already qualify to receive free public pre-K services will be able to apply for state funds under Texas’ voucher program. Final rules for Texas' private school voucher program ...

Houston ISD is making an aggressive $10 million effort to expand pre-kindergarten enrollment by adding 500 seats by August 2025 and marketing its program to parents scrambling for options, a move that ...

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