April 30-May 4, 2018
FFYF in the News
- A New Deal for Day Care
The New Republic
National News
- Are Republicans serious about getting people to work? If so, there are real options
Salon - Finding a good preschool isn’t easy: Try it.
The Hechinger Report - Clinton calls for FEC to let campaigns use funds for child care
The Hill - Do Pre-K Teachers Need a Bachelor’s Degree? National Initiative Seeks Consensus on Decades-Old Debate
The 74 - Group Releases Redesigned Early-Ed. Professional Development Program
Education Week - What the average American family spends on childcare
Quartz - Out Today: Extracting Success in Pre-K Teaching
New America - The Cost of Child Poverty
The New York Times - Innovative early learning projects vie for grant funding
Education Dive - Is Curiosity as Good at Predicting Children’s Reading, Math Success as Self-Control? Study Says Yes
Education Week - Quality Is Crucial to Sustaining Benefits of Pre-K, Studies Stress
Education Week - When ‘Universal’ Child Care Isn’t Universally High-Quality
The Atlantic - Why is it hard to find a good preschool? Play this game
PBS News Hour - Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative Announces Finalists for Its Inaugural Innovation Challenge
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Alabama
- Governor: Alabama to add more than 100 pre-K classrooms in fall
Montgomery Advertiser
Arizona
California
Florida
- This program is proven to help moms and babies—so why aren’t we investing in it more?
The Hechinger Report - First 1000 Days Aims to Strengthen Early Childhood Development in Sarasota County
WJCT-FM
Georgia
- Savannah City Council approves funding for early childhood learning center
WSAV-TV - Carrollton led the way for Georgia pre-kindergarten
Times-Georgian - City working to add preschool in East Savannah
WJCL-FM
Illinois
- Letter: Legislature should not cut state child care assistance
The State Journal-Register
Indiana
- Text messages, toiletries, and backpacks: Indiana gets creative with pre-K outreach in rural areas
Chalkbeat
Massachusetts
- Pre-K And The Value Of Early Education
The Boston Globe - Lewis: We Need To Invest More In Early Childhood Education
Patch
Michigan
- Opinion | It’s time for Michigan to invest in our kids
Bridge Michigan
Minnesota
- Rob Johnson: Agreed: Early education is good. Arguable: The best ways to focus and deliver it
Twin Cities Pioneer Press - It’s time to put Minnesota children and families first
SC Times - Minnesota knows too little about the effectiveness of its early ed programs
Star Tribune - Legislative audit finds early education programs ‘complex and fragmented’
Star Tribune - Klobuchar hears of ‘silly rules’ and burnout among providers
Marshall Independent - Minnesota Lawmakers Consider Next Step After Pre-K Programs Update
WNAX-FM
Missouri
- Early childhood education: A worthy investment in our community
Springfield News-Leader
Montana
- Lockwood, long a preschool proponent, beefs up its program with a state grant
Billings Gazette - Montana view: Give all preschool parents affordable choices
Montana Standard - Early childhood education deserves funding
Independent Record
Nebraska
- Omaha Tribe achieves goal of offering Early Head Start
Sioux City Journal - Midlands Voices: Disappointed in veto of land bank, early childhood plans
Omaha World-Herald
New Mexico
- For learning, do what will work
San Fe New Mexican
North Carolina
- Jim Hunt on education: ‘We need to be investing’
Salisbury Post - Charlotte Organizations Use Early Childhood Education To Help Break Poverty Cycle
WFAE-FM - Building a better future for Durham’s kids – Sharon Hirsch and David Reese
Herald Sun
Ohio
- Sheriff Russell Martin: Protect vulnerable child victims of opioid crisis
The Columbus Dispatch - Toledo Democrat Calls for Universal Pre-K in Ohio
WSPD-FM - New funds highlight importance of Appalachian Ohio’s youngest citizens
The Logan Daily News
Pennsylvania
- Stopping the opioid crisis in Franklin County begins at home
Public Opinion - $4.2 million gift to Cal U will establish learning institute
Tribune Live - Possibly cutting full-day kindergarten to half day, three years tax hikes, looms for Harrisburg schools
Penn Live
South Dakota
- Early education: A great investment with great returns
News Center 1
Tennessee
- Editorial: GOP Governor Contenders Botched Pre-K Opposition
The Daily News
Texas
- Texas’ pre-K doesn’t meet the gold standard; it’s only tarnished brass.
Houston Chronicle - Report provides snapshot of kids’ school readiness
MRT
Utah
- New research shows Parents as Teachers home-visiting model significantly reduces child abuse, neglect
George News
Vermont
- Burlington Committee Asks Mayor to Fix Childcare Funding
Seven Days - Opinion: Childcare and health care affordability
Burlington Free Press
Washington
- United Way joins Dolly Parton child literacy effort
The Daily News