Universal Pre-K
Early Childhood
What the Research Says
Early Education Pays Off. A New Study Shows How
Students from state-funded universal preschool, but not federal Head Start, took more-challenging courses in high school, a study finds.
Early Childhood
Opinion
The Problems With Biden’s Universal Pre-K Proposal
An early-childhood education leader expresses concerns that the universal pre-K plan risks separating pre-K from the wider child-care sector.
Federal
Biden Pitches Plan to Expand Universal Pre-K, Free School Meal Programs, Teacher Training
The president's $1.8 trillion American Families Plan faces strong headwinds as Congress considers other costly administration proposals.
Federal
Bill de Blasio, Who's Expanded Pre-K, Sparred on Education, Seeks Presidency
The New York City mayor has pushed universal pre-K, championed a controversial school turnaound program, and picked a schools chief backing a divisive effort to diversify selective high schools.
Federal
Video
‘I Believe in the Work That Teachers Do’
Jahana Hayes, the 2016 National Teacher of the Year who was elected to U.S. Congress, discusses her stances on universal pre-K, college alternatives, and civics education.
Early Childhood
Report Roundup
Kindergarten
While more early-childhood education advocates call for universal pre-K, less than a third of all states even require full-day kindergarten, finds a study by the Education Commission of the States, a nonprofit and nonpartisan group of researchers who track policies related to education.
Early Childhood
Opinion
A Constitutional Right to Pre-K?
All state constitutions guarantee a right to public education, but what constitutes a "public education" is increasingly up for debate.
Early Childhood
N.Y.C. Pushes to Meet Promise of Universal Pre-K
Amid some growing pains for its new full-day prekindergarten program, the city has ramped up outreach efforts and more than tripled the number of seats from two years ago.
Early Childhood
Minnesota Budget: More for Early Ed., Not Enough for Universal Pre-K
The budget Minnesota lawmakers and Gov. Mark Dayton agreed to after months of haggling contains $95 million in new funding for early-childhood education.
Student Achievement
New York Takes First Step Toward Universal Pre-K
A massive universal, full-day prekindergarten program begins in New York state with the first of five annual grants of $340 million.
Education Funding
New York City Braces for Major Prekindergarten Expansion
A lot is riding on the successful rollout of universal pre-K in New York City, which was a major campaign promise of Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Assessment
Report Roundup
Preschool
Children in Georgia's state-funded, universal pre-K program produced higher scores in language, literacy, and math than children who were not enrolled, and those not in the program scored at or below the national norm, a new study finds.
Early Childhood
Those in Georgia's Universal Pre-K Tested Better Than Unenrolled Peers, Study Says
Four-year-olds who participated in Georgia's universal preschool program tested better than peers who had not taken part in it, a new study says.
Early Childhood
Nashville's Universal Pre-K Plan Would Offer English Immersion, Chief Says
Nashville's schools chief cites the need for English-immersion programs for young children as he continues to lobby for free, universal pre-K in that city.