PLANT CITY, Fla. — For the first time, Hillsborough County Schools is offering full-day voluntary prekindergarten at no cost to families, using funding from the tax referendum approved by voters in 2024.
District leaders said that the expanded school day gives some of Hillsborough County’s youngest students more time to develop academic and school-readiness skills before entering kindergarten.
At Cork Elementary School, VPK teacher Brianne Cloutier said the additional classroom time is making a noticeable difference…