Articles tagged as: pre-k
September 26, 2017
Applications Open For Half-Year In 10 Pre-K Expansion Counties
Those counties are: Bartholomew, Delaware, Elkhart, Howard, Kosciusko, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, St. Joseph, and Tippecanoe counties
Read MoreJuly 31, 2017
Report: Work Requirement Makes Indiana Lag Behind In Pre-K Access
A new report from the preschool advocacy organization, Early Learning Indiana, says the rule penalizes children whose parents can't work.
Read MoreJune 9, 2017
Online Pre-K Program Looks To Increase Kindergarten Readiness
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools is the first district in the state to pilot UPSTART through a federal grant.
Read MoreJune 8, 2017
State Announces Pre-K Expansion Counties
During the 2018-2019 school year, low-income families in the additional 15 counties will be able to apply for their 4-year-old children to attend preschool.
Read MoreApril 21, 2017
Indiana's New Pre-K Plan Expands To 20 Counties, Ties To Vouchers
Currently the program serves about 1,500 students in five counties.
Read MoreApril 5, 2017
Senate Republicans Reject Host Of Democratic Budget Amendments
Republicans rejected several attempts by Democrats Wednesday to increase pre-k funding.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2017
Senate Endorses Amended Version Of House Pre-K Bill
The Indiana Senate approved legislation for state-funded preschool that offers far less financial support than what Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb had sought.
Read MoreMarch 7, 2017
A Tale Of Two Pre-K Bills: What Is The Future Of Early Ed?
Many are calling on the legislature to expand the current pre-K pilot program, but there two very different bills regarding the issue.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2017
Indiana Pre-K Expansion Moves Forward At Statehouse
In a 41-9 vote, state senators pushed ahead a two-year, $32 million proposal that would modestly expand state-funded preschool beginning July 2017.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2017
Senate Appropriations Committee Reduces Funding For Pre-K Pilot
The committee reduced funding for a pre-K expansion bill, from $10 million a year to $3 million a year.
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