WESTFORD -- The School Committee has given its support to tuition-free, full-day kindergarten, but still needs to take a final vote before approving a start in the 2022-2023 school year. The School ...

The children in Rosie Ferraro's preschool class sang songs about their toes, the American flag and a gingerbread man. They counted days on a calendar and counted each other. When they started class in ...

One of Gavin Newsom’s most highly touted accomplishments was to provide $2.7 billion in state funding to create free universal transitional kindergarten for every 4-year-old, It was one of his core ...

Right now, through the American Families Plan, President Biden is calling for a national partnership with states to offer free, high-quality preschool to all three- and four-year-olds. This proposal ...

Bringing a full-day kindergarten plan to town was on Londonderry residents’ minds as they heard more details about what the school district hopes to do if voters approve the plan at the polls. The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The debate over state-funded preschool has been no play date for Gov. Terry Branstad. Members of his own Republican Party want to scrap voluntary public preschool, arguing that it's too expensive or ...