CUNY requests $6M to boost early childhood educator-preparation programs

The funding request comes as Mayor Mamdani embarks on a dramatic expansion of free child care that will require increased staffing.
Concord Monitor

Second Start students concerned by Concord’s plan to bring some alternative school programming in-house

Sophomore Dakota Evens spent much of middle school in detention or in-school suspension. “I was always getting in trouble,” Evens, an aspiring musician, said. “I didn’t want to be in school; I just ...

Enrollment open for TPS Summer Learning Program

The second phase of enrollment for Tulsa Public Schools' Summer Learning Program is open for all elementary school students.
WRHI

Growing Greener Futures: South Carolina’s Green Step Schools Program Expands Statewide

New partnership funding and dedicated staff bring hands-on environmental education to more South Carolina classrooms COLUMBIA, S.C. — Across South Car ...
The Washington Post

Japan says a second Japanese person is detained in Iran and demands their early release

TOKYO — A second Japanese national has been detained in Iran, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Friday and demanded the early release of both people. The ministry confirmed the second person had been ...
QNS

NYC’s free early education program applications due Feb. 27

Applications for New York City’s free early education programs are due this Friday, Feb. 27, for all eligible children. Families with children born in 2023 are eligible to apply for 3-K for the ...
OPB

Grants Pass expands free early learning program amid rising demand

The Grants Pass School District plans to open a second early learning site next year, doubling preschool capacity as demand for affordable early childhood education continues to grow. The free program ...