D.C. seeks to speed up preschool improvements

The District is trying to accelerate its progress in early childhood education, speeding up the time frame in which all preschool and prekindergarten teachers need to have bachelor’s degrees, and setting other ambitious goals concerning the city’s littlest learners.

On Thursday, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray plans to announce a new initiative called Raise D.C. as an umbrella for these new targets and recently announced goals of D.C. Public Schools.