Examples of pre-K in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The department’s Office for Civil Rights is often considered the second-largest such sub-agency in all of government, with a to-do list touching everything from lesson plans, school sports, bathrooms, bullying, and fair spending from pre-K to graduate studies. Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024 Local and state leaders are convening in Fort Worth this week to discuss two pressing issues within early childhood education: diversification of how pre-K is offered to families and improvement of the working conditions and credentials of early educators. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024 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 In the Fort Worth Independent School District, applications for pre-K programs for the 2024-2025 school year opened on Monday and can be accessed on the district’s website. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024 The school bus was carrying more than 40 pre-K students from Tom Green Elementary School who were returning from a zoo field trip. Haley Chi-Sing, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2024 Enrollment through Enroll Indy Families looking for a new school or who seek a pre-K seat must apply through Enroll Indy’s OneMatch. Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024 The bus was carrying Tom Green Elementary pre-K students returning from a field trip to the Capital of Texas Zoo in Cedar Creek, about 22 miles southeast of Austin, the Hays Consolidated Independent School District has said. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2024 Two people, including a child, were killed, and several more injured, when a school bus carrying more than three dozen pre-K students Friday afternoon was involved in a crash on a highway in Bastrop County, Texas, east of Austin, state officials said. Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pre-K was in 1977

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“Pre-K.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pre-K. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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