Weekly Early Childhood Education News Report

May 14-18, 2018

 

National News

• Are educational videos leaving low-income students behind?
  The Hechinger Report
• Iruka: How 3 States Are Closing the Opportunity Gap by Bringing High-Quality Personalized Learning Programs Into Free Public Schools
  The 74
• The US is stingier with child care and maternity leave than the rest of the world
  CNBC
• Which Poor People Shouldn’t Have to Work for Aid?
  The New York Times
• The key to fixing inequality in education? Teach kids to be curious
  Quartz

Alaska

• Juneau’s child care providers concerned by proposed licensing changes
  KTOO-FM
• Directors Say Proposals Could Complicate Affordable Day Care
  The Associated Press

Arizona

• Arizona Preschool Programs Meets Only 27% Of Quality Standards
  KJZZ-FM

Colorado

• Denver’s Early Childhood Council and Partners Receive $250,000 Early Childhood Workforce Innovation Grant
  Your Hub

Florida

• Nearly half of Florida’s VPK students not ready for kindergarten
  Herald-Tribune

Georgia

• Georgia eighth worst state for working moms
  The Newnan Times-Herald

Idaho

• Why aren’t politicians talking more about pre-K education?
  Idaho Press-Tribune

Illinois

• Retired generals’ group: Illinois-supported childcare is a national security issue
  News-Press Now

Minnesota

• Minneapolis To Offer Home Visits For Expecting Fathers
  Patch
• Doing early childhood development right
  SC Times
• EDITORIAL – Legislature might need to do more to ease child care shortage in rural Minnesota
  Crookston Times

Mississippi

• OUR OPINION: Early education initiatives worthwhile
  Daily Journal

New Mexico

• Editorial: Pre-K the right way
  Albuquerque Journal
• Early Head Start program finds new home in Santa Fe
  Santa Fe New Mexican
• New Mexico Increases Funding for State Pre-K Program
  The Associated Press
• New Mexico’s investment in Pre-K education growing
  Ruidoso News
• Q&A: Apodaca says investing in NM will improve education, kids’ lives
  New Mexico In Depth
• Carlsbad’s young scholars join the pre-K club
  Albuquerque Journal

New York

• GILLIBRAND: Congress must do more to help working moms and their children
  New York Daily News
• NY congressional candidate: ‘Our babysitter is just as integral to our team as my campaign manager’
  CNN

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Watch: Teacher shortage forces more schools to rely on aides, assistants
  Tulsa World News

Pennsylvania

• Mapping Tool Created to Find Child-Care Gaps Expands Beyond Philadelphia
  Education Week

Tennessee

• Camp K: Chattanooga 2.0, partners hope to give students a jump-start on kindergarten
  Times Free Press
• County About $1M Short on Pre-K Funding
  Memphis Daily News

Utah

• Utah volunteers help Head Start preschoolers make healthy choices
  Deseret News

West Virginia

• County About $1M Short on Pre-K Funding
  Memphis Daily News