Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) and State Treasurer Erik Russell (D) provided new information Thursday about the ...

Early childhood education helps students develop academically and socially, but it is also being identified as an economic growth strategy, the Michigan Journal of Economics reported in May.

Early childhood education is one of the five pillars of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, the state’s landmark education reform plan.The state has faced challenges in making pre-K ...

Albina Head Start, long a mainstay of free early child care and preschool for thousands of Portland’s low-income families, has found a way to ensure it can continue to provide high quality care ...

Senate Bill 1 will establish a state-managed Early Childhood Education Endowment fund. It will start with $300 million from surplus funds from the fiscal year 2025 budget.

State-funded preschool programs would lose millions under an early childhood education budget given a “reluctant yes” vote by the Oregon Senate. Senate Bill 5514, the 2025-27 budget for the ...

Oregon’s agency overseeing child care and early childhood education is poised to receive $45 million less from the Legislature than it needs to operate those programs at their current scope over ...