9 Feel the pre-K.

• Position: STATELINE - Pre-kindergarten programs - Brief article

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Whether free college, for which Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders advocated during his presidential campaign, becomes a reality remains to be seen. But free pre-K is a different story. The Green Mountain State is the first to offer publicly funded pre-kindergarten programs. Under a new law, Vermont communities must provide 35 weeks of free preschool to all 3-, 4- and 5-yearolds for at least 10 hours a week. The...