SPRINGFIELD — Literacy Coach Lori Kyle uncapped a blue marker and held one of her 3-year-old pupil’s hands as they traced out her name, S-O-U-L-E-I-R-Y, on a whiteboard. Across the room, a pair of ...

Colorado families can start applying for the state’s free preschool program for the 2025-26 school year on Tuesday at noon. The program, which launched in the fall of 2023, is open to all 4-year-olds.

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 ...