How to Use pre-K in a Sentence

pre-K

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  • The boys are in kindergarten and pre-K much of the day.
    — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The distance for pre-K students went from .5 miles to 1 mile.
    — Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
  • The school, which serves kids between pre-K and eighth grade, is located in West Price Hill.
    — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The district has also seen growing demand for its pre-K programs over the past few years.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2024
  • These numbers do not account for the district's thousands of pre-K students.
    — Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • At the time, Williams said those 14 acres of land could be used for a future middle or elementary school or a pre-K center.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • After all, Noah and Olivia have topped the charts year after year, dominating pre-K rosters for more than a decade.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
  • Lewis overcame the pre-K to prison pipeline and knew there was a need to help Black men find better coping mechanisms and move past the stigma and shame of seeking help.
    — Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 11 Feb. 2024
  • For example, our research found that big cities have the best record on pre-K education but a poor one on housing costs.
    — Shelley Stewart, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The Orthodox Jewish day school has students in grades pre-K through 12, according to its website.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Officials are collecting feedback from pre-K teachers about how the model worked this year, and any changes that need to be made, Guerrero said.
    — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Artists help classrooms from the pre-K level all the way up to the high school, where teachers are taught how to incorporate art into their classrooms no matter the subject.
    — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit centers on the part of the law concerning the instruction of human sexuality in pre-K through third grade.
    — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Currently, New York City offers pre-K programs for most, if not all families with children ages 3 and 4 who want it.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • But as James got older and entered pre-K, Kate and Seamus realized there was no better time to give their son a little sibling.
    — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In some states, private pre-K providers, who often get state money for their pre-K programs, oppose shifting more state funds to public schools.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
  • The rule would also prohibit such instruction in pre-K classes.
    — Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
  • At least 17 states and D.C. have passed laws to limit the use of suspension and expulsion for younger children, typically students in pre-K through third or fifth grade.
    — Ariel Gilreath, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Non-potable water is back at each of the district's campuses, but with a boil water notice still in effect, the district is unable to reopen to pre-K students.
    — Sarah Honosky, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
  • From watering plants and playing with building blocks to learning about the solar system, MJ got her fair share of pre-K activities.
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
  • Yet Democrats’ large social safety net bill, which included subsidized child care and universal pre-K, failed to pass.
    — Madeleine Ngo, New York Times, 21 June 2023
  • Among other things, lawmakers are expected to discuss solutions to the fallout caused by a 2019 law expanding pre-K across the state.
    — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Oliver, Behn propose universal pre-K Two lawmakers are proposing a bill to offer pre-kindergarten at no cost for all 4-year-olds statewide.
    — Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • At the eighteen-month point in de Blasio’s administration, tens of thousands of four- and five-year-olds had finished a year in a new program of free pre-K education.
    — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The application was available on Women Leading Technology’s website and was open for all girls from pre-K to 12th grade.
    — Ariel Castillo, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • With 20-year abatements, a child will start pre-K and graduate high school before seeing the benefits of a property being fully on the tax rolls, Pointer said.
    — Christine Wen, The Conversation, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The nonaccredited school, which serves students in pre-K through 12th grade, briefly appeared to be shutting down amid backlash over Ye's antisemitic comments in the fall, though has remained open.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The state is already facing two lawsuits related to its universal pre-K program.
    — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Many parents must still struggle to secure care before and after pre-K hours, and during summer vacations.
    — Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The University School is a private school for students from pre-K to 12th grade, located on the university’s campus.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024

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