CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Independent School District is seeing high growth in pre-K enrollment — and with that, increased readiness in reading and math.
District leaders say pre-K enrollment has jumped 214 percent over the last four years. They credit new legislation offering free enrollment to district employees and say while those spots are filling up fast and the numbers all sound positive, they’re still not where they want to be.
“Our rooms are maxed out, so I have 22 in my classroom right now,” said Cathy Muniz, a pre-K teacher at Travis Elementary…