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NYC Public School kindergarten applications open: How to enroll your child

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Kindergarten applications in New York City Public Schools are now open for the 2026-2027 academic year. In New York City, children enter kindergarten in September of the ...
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Davenport Schools plan major preschool expansion starting with Hoover

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Davenport Community School District (DCSD) is studying a major preschool expansion that could add nearly 200 seats for local children, beginning with a move of Children’s Village ...
LAist

California schools now offer free preschool for 4-year-olds. Here's what kids really learn in it

Every 4-year-old in California can now go to school for free in their local districts. The new grade is called transitional kindergarten — or TK — and it's part of the state’s effort to expand ...
Willamette Week

Enrollment Dips Again at Portland Public Schools, but Kindergarten Numbers Are Up

Portland Public Schools enrollment counts from Oct. 1 indicate that enrollment is down again, but it’s seeing some progress attracting some of its earliest learners. The district reported 753 fewer ...
Education Week

Play-Based Learning in Kindergarten Is Making a Comeback. Here’s What It Means

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...
kcra.com

Help kindergartners learn to read with Sacramento reading program

TIME. THAT IS THE MISSION OF UNITED WAY, CALIFORNIA CAPITAL REGION AND FORTUNE SCHOOLS, KINDERGARTEN READING PROGRAM. JOINING US TODAY TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED ...
NBC 6 South Florida

How to apply to Miami-Dade Schools' magnet and voluntary pre-kindergarten programs

The window has officially opened to apply for Miami-Dade County magnet schools and free voluntary pre-kindergarten programs for the upcoming 2026-27 school year. With enrollment down across the ...
Connecticut Post

Bridgeport school leader wants to bring paraprofessionals back to kindergarten classrooms

BRIDGEPORT — Interim Superintendent Royce Avery is looking to bring paraprofessionals back to the school district's kindergarten classrooms. But Avery, at the school board's Instruction and Support ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Don’t underestimate the importance of kindergarten in a child’s development

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: I really wish this article went into more detail about the whole point of why kindergarten ...
WKRN-TV

Williamson County Schools enrollment dips as kindergarten numbers shrink

Williamson County Schools Superintendent Jason Golden told the school board the decline is the most noticeable in the youngest grades. “Our rising kindergarten class was substantially smaller than our ...
The Brooklyn Paper

Uncommon Schools Launches New Preschool in Bed-Stuy Neighborhood

On the first day of school at Uncommon Bed-Stuy Pre-K, teachers and school leaders lined up to greet the new students with a handshake, a hug, or a fist bump. As children return to school across ...