Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, to expand access to free preschool and full-day kindergarten in New Jersey. (Photo courtesy of Murphy administration) Gov. Phil Murphy ...

NEWARK, NJ — A state senator with ties to Newark is one of the lawmakers partnering with Gov. Phil Murphy on a renewed drive ...

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a series of laws this week that will end the era of half-day kindergarten in New Jersey for good and continue a massive expansion of pre-K across the state long after he leaves ...

Free, full-day kindergarten will soon be mandatory in New Jersey, and school districts have four years to implement their programs, according to new laws signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on July 9. While ...

Aside from a handful of districts, New Jersey's 5- and 6-year-olds have long had access to free kindergarten programs within their school districts. A new proposal that Gov. Phil Murphy floated in his ...

Parents in West Michigan are rapidly signing their kids up for free preschool as the deadline is approaches. Governor Gretchen Whitmer's "Free Pre-K for All" initiative that kicked off in 2023 aims at ...