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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An Anne Arundel County jury on November 20, 2025, convicted Timothy Lee Styles, 57, of Annapolis, of first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and false ...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has officially opened the application window for its nationally recognized Magnet and Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) programs for the 2026-2027 school year, ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...

STAFF at a factory in North Yorkshire have been celebrating a landmark birthday. VPK Packaging UK & Ireland is marking the 20th anniversary of its Selby manufacturing site, celebrating two decades of ...

Orange County's full-day voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) program is accepting applications for the upcoming school year. Registration is due by May 30.The program, which aims to prepare children for ...

Florida's first voluntary prekindergarten program began in 2005. The program is free for all 4-year-olds. School-readiness test scores show VPK prepares children for school. This story was updated to ...

Last week, the Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) said that 100 percent of schools with Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) in the district passed the state’s program assessment. VPK programs are ...

Once might’ve been a fluke. But twice? That’s just confirmation for one local elementary school. Summers Elementary has scored top marks in Florida’s annual VPK assessment, garnerin ...

MIAMI - Parents in Miami-Dade County have just over two weeks to register their children for the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) lottery, with a deadline set for March 7. Children who will be four ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Even though it is hard to see our little ones grow up, Bay District Schools’ VPK program makes the transition from the home to the classroom a lot easier. Pre-K is the ...