FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKRC) - As Kentucky lawmakers prepare to reconvene in January to craft the state's two-year budget, Gov. Andy Beshear is prioritizing universal pre-K for all four-year-olds statewide.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

On Thursday evening, the board of the Little Rock School District approved a new sliding scale for pre-K fees and a new tutoring program; heard updates on AP testing and school facilities projects; ...

Two Christian schools have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Louisiana's new law that imposes sweeping regulations on private pre-kindergarten programs, arguing that the law unconstitutionally ...

Streaming services have brought a glut of animated shows targeted at small children — and an interesting approach to depicting conflict. By Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein Is it possible that the superhero ...

FRANKFORT — Across Kentucky, 63 judge executives and 31 mayors have signed letters voicing their support for Gov. Andy Beshear’s Pre-K for All initiative. Paducah Mayor George Bray and McCracken ...

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, ...

More than 10,000 New Jersey children who are eligible for free preschool in some of New Jersey’s lowest-income school districts are not enrolled, data shows. New Jersey set an ambitious goal of ...

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 ...