March 18, 2026 March 18, 2026Our intern Rachel Ledoux talks about her policy research in Massachusetts—and for CaliforniaRachel Ledoux grew up in a rural community in Vermont where she saw inequality up close. She saw that money mattered: […]
August 1, 2025 August 1, 2025In quotes: New Jersey paves the way for universal pre-K by 2030“Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation this week that will expand free preschool in New Jersey, as well as full-day kindergarten […]
September 22, 2022 September 22, 2022Some families can’t find free, full-day kindergarten programsParents can’t always count on kindergarten. That’s the moral of a story told in the Atlantic. “At age 5 and […]
May 19, 2022 May 19, 2022Some families still have to pay for full-day kindergartenIn most of Massachusetts, full-day kindergarten classes are a free part of what local public schools provide. But as our […]
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July 26, 2018 July 26, 2018Tracking full-day kindergarten trends Full-day kindergarten – some children have access to it, but across the country many don’t. In fact, “less than […]
September 7, 2017 September 7, 2017Full-day Kindergarten Trends in MassachusettsStrategies for Children has updated its statewide kindergarten maps and charts. The latest data show 95 percent of kindergarten students […]
July 20, 2017 July 20, 2017How States can Improve the Transition from Pre-K to Kindergarten What would make the transition from pre-K to kindergarten easier? Four states are trying to find out, according to […]