TheRepublic.com - Early childhood education News

Pre-K program planned in North Bolivar schools

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:38 -0400

CLEVELAND, Mississippi - The North Bolivar School District will launch a pre-kindergarten program in the fall.

Mo. lawmakers pass budget patch for kids' program

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:49:48 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Legislation passed in the closing hours of Missouri's annual session Friday could patch a hole in the state budget for early childhood programs and some health care initiatives.

State settles religious preschool complaint

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:53:58 -0400

HELENA, Montana - Montana school officials are settling a lawsuit over a decision to cut off tuition assistance to a disabled 4-year-old Columbus girl enrolled in a Christian preschool, and reversing the original decision saying the funds couldn't be used for religious instruction.

W.Va. task force to examine early education prep

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:04:23 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has created a task force to improve the health, development and education readiness of West Virginia children from birth to age 5.

Bills to revamp early childhood education advance

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:55:44 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Proposals to tie public funding to student performance and issue letter grades to Louisiana's public and private early childhood education programs are finding easy passage through the Legislature.

NC House votes to narrow pre-K eligibility

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:12:14 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - A bill narrowing eligibility for North Carolina's pre-kindergarten program is headed to the state Senate after getting final House approval.

Issues back home trail Obama on Latin America trip

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:07:43 -0400

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - President Barack Obama's trip to Latin America had a decidedly domestic feel, with issues such as immigration, energy and education that are in the forefront of U.S. political debate also dominating his talks with regional leaders.

Hits and misses for Hawaii gov in 2013 Legislature

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:43:14 -0400

HONOLULU - The 2013 Hawaii legislative session was a mixed bag for Gov. Neil Abercrombie.

W.Va. ranks high in study for pre-K programs

Wed, 01 May 2013 03:10:33 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - A study ranks West Virginia fifth in the nation for the percentage of 4-year-olds enrolled in pre-kindergarten classes.

Report: Nevada slipping in Pre-K program funding

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:52:04 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Nevada has slipped behind in the amount of money it dedicates toward pre-kindergarten programs, and also ranks toward the bottom in national rankings of how many students are enrolled in those programs.

Report: Ore. provides high-cost preschool

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:53:22 -0400

PORTLAND, Oregon - Oregon enrolls relatively few children in state-funded prekindergarten classes but spends more per student than every state except New Jersey, according to an annual report on the nation's preschools.

Per-student pre-K spending lowest in decade

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:05:13 -0400

WASHINGTON - State funding for pre-kindergarten programs had its largest drop ever last year and states are now spending less per child than they did a decade ago, according to a report released Monday.