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MECK Pre-K Reaches Record Enrollment for 2025-2026 School Year
Earlier this month, Mecklenburg County in North Carolina announced MECK Pre-K, the county's public pre-K program open to all 4 year-olds, has reached record enrollment. For the 2024-2025 school year, MECK Pre-K graduated 1,755 children across the community and 1,830...
50,000 Letters Saved Multnomah County’s Preschool for All
The Oregon State Legislature recently attempted to overturn Multnomah County's Preschool for All. A bill was introduced that would have sunsetted the program in two years, barring the county from collecting income tax to fund Preschool for All. In 2020, voters...
San Antonio approves $60M budget for early childhood education program
The San Antonio City Council recently approved a $60.522 million budget for Pre-K 4 SA for fiscal year 2025-26, which will fund a series of early childhood education initiatives. In November 2012, San Antonians approved a ⅛-cent sales tax to fund the Pre-K 4 SA...
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