Early childhood education
In this photo provided by Christina Neu, Christina Neu colors with her six-year-old daughter Charissa Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Wichita, Kan. Neu didn't enroll Charissa in kindergarten last fall even though she would have been one of the older kids in her class because of concerns about the pandemic. ((Christina Neu via AP)
Schools across US brace for surge of kindergartners in fall

By Heather Hollingsworth And Cedar Attanasio Jun. 13, 2021 08:06 AM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center, with from left, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the G7 summit in Cornwall, England, Saturday June 12, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)
The Latest: WHO chief says vaccine need outstrips G7 pledges

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2021 10:25 AM EDT

First lady Jill Biden turns around to show the word "love" on the back of her jacket as she speaks with reporters after visiting with Carrie Johnson, wife of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, ahead of the G-7 summit, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Carbis Bay, England. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Message in a jacket: Jill Biden offers 'love' during UK trip

By Alexandra Jaffe And Aamer Madhani Jun. 10, 2021 01:36 PM EDT

Economist Stephen Barnes, left, and Senate President Page Cortez, R-Lafayette, both members of the Revenue Estimating Conference, review income projections ahead of the conference's meeting Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. The conference increased the income forecast for the current and upcoming budget years, giving lawmakers more money to spend. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
La. income forecast grows, giving lawmakers more to spend

By Melinda Deslatte May. 18, 2021 04:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2021, file photo, kindergarten students participate in a classroom activity on the first day of in-person learning at Maurice Sendak Elementary School in Los Angeles. All 4-year-olds in California could go to kindergarten for free under a new proposal Wednesday, May 12, 2021, from Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration, part of a broad new education spending package made possible by the state's surprise budget surplus. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
California governor proposes public school 'transformation'

By Adam Beam And Jocelyn Gecker May. 12, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

New Mexico invests in prekindergarten literacy software

By Cedar Attanasio May. 10, 2021 07:58 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials are rolling out a new platform that will track progress among preschool children to better prepare them for...

New Mexico settles child care lawsuit, promises subsidies

By Cedar Attanasio Apr. 27, 2021 07:15 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s early childhood department has settled a lawsuit with anti-poverty groups, cementing access to child care subsidies for low...

House Democratic Majority Floor Leader Sheryl Williams-Stapleton, right, summarizes successful legislation, alongside Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, center, and New Mexico House Speaker Brian Egolf, left, in Santa Fe, N.M., at the close of a 60-day legislative session on Saturday, March 20, 2021. The Democrat-led Legislature has charted an economic exit from the COVID-19 pandemic and checked off progressive priorities on policing reforms, abortion rights, medical aid in dying and child poverty. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
New Mexico governor signs $7.4B state budget, vetoes relief

By Morgan Lee Apr. 09, 2021 04:13 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a listening session at the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven, Conn., Friday, March 26, 2021, on how the American Rescue Plan addresses child poverty and education. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Harris praises Connecticut for spending federal aid on kids

By Susan Haigh Mar. 26, 2021 02:28 PM EDT

Democratic State, Sen. Carrie Hamblen of Las Cruces, N.M., left, and Sen. Linda Lopez of Albuquerque, hold a discussion on the floor of the New Mexico State Senate in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday, March 19, 2021. The New Mexico Legislature was rushing to send final bills to the governor before the end of the annual legislative session at noon on Saturday, March 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
New Mexico legislative session reshapes education spending

By Cedar Attanasio Mar. 19, 2021 04:03 PM EDT

In this image taken from video, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appears on Washington Post Live on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, from Santa Fe, N.M., to discuss vaccinations and her administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic. (The Washington Post via AP)
New Mexico expands vaccine eligibility to teachers

By Susan Montoya Bryan Mar. 08, 2021 12:23 PM EST

CVS offering virus vaccine to Florida teachers under 50

By Adriana Gomez Licon And Terry Spencer Mar. 03, 2021 06:04 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — The CVS Pharmacy chain is vaccinating Florida teachers under age 50, circumventing state orders that continue to limit coronavirus inoculations to...

Freshman Nicholas Brown takes a pre-geometry pop quiz with his classmates at Seton LaSalle Catholic High School, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in the Mt. Lebanon suburb of Pittsburgh. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
Pennsylvania teachers, school staff to get 1-dose vaccine

By Marc Levy Mar. 03, 2021 07:45 AM EST

A water fountain is taped off in preparation for students to return at Dean Petersen Elementary School, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Las Vegas. School administrators in Las Vegas say they plan a phased return to classrooms in coming weeks for middle- and high school students in the nation's fifth-largest school district. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Officials announce phased return to classrooms in Vegas area

By Ken Ritter Feb. 24, 2021 08:12 PM EST

Lear Preston, 4, who attends Scott Joplin Elementary School, participates in her virtual classes as her mother, Brittany Preston, background, assists at their residence in Chicago's South Side, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Starting Thursday, Lear will return to class as the nation's third-largest school district slowly reopens its doors following a bitter fight with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
Chicago schools reopen doors after tough union fight

By Sophia Tareen And Don Babwin Feb. 11, 2021 03:07 PM EST

Chicago parent Rosa Esquivel, right, helps her 10-year-old daughter Veronica Esquivel, who attends Andrew Jackson Elementary School, with her homework after virtual school hours, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at their residence in Chicago's predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood. Rosa is not sending her children to school and doesn't believe that the schools will be safe from the coronavirus, which made her mother and sister sick and killed an aunt and uncle in her native Guatemala. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
Chicago begins return to classrooms after bitter union fight

By Sophia Tareen And Don Babwin Feb. 10, 2021 10:59 PM EST

Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson speaks during a news conference as Mayor Lori Lightfoot, background, listens, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at City Hall in Chicago. Jackson and Lightfoot announced that a tentative agreement has been reached with the Chicago Teachers Union to reopen schools. The proposed deal is subject to an approval vote by CTU's House of Delegates. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Chicago mayor touts deal with union to reopen schools

By Sophia Tareen Feb. 07, 2021 01:23 PM EST

Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson speaks during a press conference at City Hall with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot,, Thursday morning, Feb. 4, 2021, in Chicago. Mayor Lightfoot demanded Thursday that the city's teacher's union reach agreement on COVID-19 safety protocols by the end of the day and bring students back to the classroom, but did not say what she would do if that doesn't happen. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Chicago mayor demands teachers return, union offers proposal

By Don Babwin And Sophia Tareen Feb. 04, 2021 12:31 PM EST

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks to reporters after visiting preschool classrooms at Dawes Elementary School in Chicago, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Monday was the first day of optional in-person learning for preschoolers and some special education students in Chicago Public Schools after going remote last March due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool)
Chicago schools, union continue talks over virus safety plan

By Sophia Tareen Feb. 03, 2021 09:14 PM EST

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks to reporters after visiting preschool classrooms at Dawes Elementary School in Chicago, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Monday was the first day of optional in-person learning for preschoolers and some special education students in Chicago Public Schools after going remote last March due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool)
Chicago schools extend talks with union over in-person class

By Sophia Tareen Feb. 01, 2021 08:54 AM EST