It was roughly three weeks ago when the founder and owner of Brownsville Preparatory Institute learned the state would not allow virtual or distance learning for children enrolled in the state's ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla (WFLA) – Early learning educators and advocates are worried after seeing a decline in enrollment for Florida’s voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) program. The Early Learning ...

Five-year-old Marlaina Paulding likes playing in the tents in her VPK classroom at Felix A. Williams Elementary School in Martin County. She likes learning the alphabet and numbers, and the Spanish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACKSON, FL. (WMBB) – Children in the Chipley Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program received a visit from a special guest this ...

The practice round was rough. When Florida implemented a new Kindergarten Readiness test last fall — designed to determine if the state's thousands of Voluntary PreKindergarten (VPK) programs were ...

On May 15, the Florida Department of Education released the 2017-2018 Voluntary Pre-K readiness rates, and statewide, only 58% of children who participated in VPK were ready for kindergarten. In ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Children across the sunshine state and beyond are getting ready to take their education to the next level. Members of the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered changes to the state's VPK program. The Florida Department of Education said they released the 2017-2018 Voluntary Pre-k (VPK) readiness rates, ...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two leading forces in early childhood education, the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe, a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring early care and education for ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - During Dr. Seuss’s Week, excitement filled the air at the Washington County VPK center! On Wednesday, the students got a special visit from Florida’s Chancellor for ...

I’m not the biggest fan of standardized tests. I’ve always held the belief teachers should use their talents to teach students rather than teaching to a test. However, I also see the merit in certain ...