Happy Friday! The articles below cover our top picks for the most important reads of pre-k news this week. Enjoy!

–Bill de Blasio Joining Volunteers to Promote City Prekindergarten Program Enrollment – Daily News

Mayor Bill de Blasio will join thousands of volunteers Saturday to promote the city’s prekindergarten programs before the April 24 enrollment deadline.

–City Hits 60,000 Pre-K Applications – Capital New York

As the April 24 sign-up deadline approaches, 60,000 families have already applied for pre-K for next year, according to the mayor's spokesman.

–Experts: 'Opt-out' Campaign Could Cost Cuomo Clout – Lohund, The Journal News

Gov. Cuomo's education policy strategy is not good long-term politics, some observers say, and the opt-out movement will cost him politically.

–Researcher Questions Whether Pre-K Supply Meets Demand in NYC – wNYC

Bruce Fuller, a researcher and noted skeptic of the de Blasio administration's prekindergarten expansion, says the city undercounted the number of seats it needed to create by about 28,000 four year olds in private and charter schools.