Mayor Bill de Blasio is announcing an accelerated expansion of 3-K in New York City as part of his 2020 State of the City address.
After the expansion is complete, 26,000 children around the city will be enrolled for the 2020-2021 school year.
"Every family should be able to give their child the world, and expanding 3-K will help us set even more of our students on the path to success,” Mayor de Blasio said in a statement.
De Blasio is delivering his State of the City address on Thursday.
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