Though the overall numbers for both grades together increased by about 5% from 2021-22 to 2022-23, that may be partially due to the expansion of transitional kindergarten to include more 4-year-olds.

Nicole Roberts Bitar was encouraged to see the numbers ramping up for kindergarten registration in the New Kensington-Arnold School District this summer. Last year, the district was among many ...

The number of students in pre-K classes in the district dropped from 909 in the 2019-2020 school year to 643 this school year, likely because of parents' concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.