Weekly Early Childhood Education News Report

June 16-20, 2018
 
FFYF in the News

• As Universal Pre-K Struggles to Secure a Nationwide Platform, It Finds Hope in Cities Like Chicago
  The 74

National News

• Dear powerful people, here’s the economic case for investing more in little kids
  Quartz
• Share of Federal Spending on Children Projected to Shrink, New Report Says
  Education Week
• Without Better Training, U.S. Will Fall Short on Workers, Economists Say
  The Wall Street Journal
• Are the Effects of State Pre-K Overrated?
  Education Week
• Babies’ Cries May Foretell Their Adult Voices, a Study Shows
  The New York Times
• Get ready for the welfare wars
  The Washington Post

Florida

• Commentary: Pre-K scores fall. No surprise when Florida ranks 41st in funding
  Orlando Sentinel
• Head Start program helps children in low-income families prepare for kindergarten
  WCJB-TV

Illinois

• Chicago-area Head Start programs getting $3 million
  The Associated Press

Indiana

• Pre-kindergarten program expands into southern Indiana
  WLKY-TV

Maine

• Maine Child Care Workers To Face Background Checks, Fingerprints
  The Associated Press
• Maine child care workers support new background checks
  WGME-TV

Michigan

• Where governor candidates stand on hot-button education issues
  com

Minnesota

• Minnesota counties to get grants for family home visits
  Duluth News Tribune

Missouri

• Here’s what Influencers had to say about universal pre-K, other education issues
  The Kansas City Star

New Mexico

• Guidance and encouragement for first-time parents
  Las Cruces Sun News

New York

• Foundations, groups unite to make early childhood education a higher priority
  Buffalo News

North Dakota

• Commentary: Are capricious state regulators contributing to ND’s child care shortage?
  Inforum

Ohio

• A plan for children in poverty
  The Blade
• Ohio Expected to Ban Most Suspensions, Expulsions for Youngest Students
  Education Week

Oregon

• Does Goldie Hawn’s preschool mindfulness program work? Portland State gets $3 million to check
  The Oregonian
• Oregon backslides on key pledges to improve day care oversight
  The Oregonian

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania High Court Backs Philadelphia Beverage Tax
  The Wall Street Journal

Texas

• Parents love San Antonio’s preschool program. But soon, voters could weigh in on its fate.
  Texas Tribune

Vermont

• Burlington Council Allocates Funding to City Childcare Centers
  Seven Days VT
• Chloe Learey: Summer child care challenges
  VT Digger
• Council approves over $400,000 in early learning initiative awards
  Vermont Biz

West Virginia

• West Virginia Head Start programs receive $11.86 million
  The Register-Herald