March 28 – April 1, 2016
Kris Perry, FFYF and Invest in US Coverage
- Early Education Makes for Good Politics
U.S. News & World Report
National News
- New Education Secretary: Bold Agenda. Just 10 Months To Get It Done
NPR/National Public Radio - Want Your Employees to Love You? Take Care of Their Kids
Fortune - State Schools’ Chiefs Issue Guidelines for High-Quality Preschool
Education Week - The Quantified Baby: Ready or Not, Here The Products Come
Education Week
Arizona
- Free all-day kindergarten classes offered again in the West Valley
The Arizona Republic
Arkansas
- Group: Pre-K in need of $43M
Arkansas Online
California
- Report: 170,000 California children eligible for state preschool aren’t enrolled
EdSource - Preschool serves low-income San Jose neighborhood
Marketplace - Polluted Preschools: 169 LA childcare centers are too close to freeways
KPCC-FM - Far More California Children Than Preschool Spots, Research Finds
Education Week
Florida
- Lincoln Park a beacon of light in shadows of poverty
Pensacola News Journal
Kentucky
- Scholarship available to those providing early childhood education
Interior Journal
Louisiana
- Advocate: Budget may cut early childhood aid
The Advocate Online
Maine
- Portland trims child care grant money for low-income families
Portland Press Herald
Michigan
- Superintendent’s Corner: Portland children thrive, learn in Great Start Readiness Preschool Program
A posting from: N/A onIonia Sentinel Standard - The Future for Flint’s Children
The New York Times
Minnesota
- Mark Dayton continues universal preschool push; alternatives also progress
Pioneer Press (twincities.com)
Missouri
- Raise Your Hand for Kids: Early Childhood Health and Education Amendment seeks to raise tobacco tax in Missouri
KMZU-FM - Audit questions Missouri’s eligibility checks for subsidized child care
Associated Press
Nebraska
- Nebraskans agree: State falls short in meeting needs of its youngest citizens
Lincoln Journal Star - Panelists call for making Nebraska ‘the best place to be a baby’
Lincoln Journal Star
New York
- Experts say we’re doing early childhood education wrong
WIVB-TV - Is your child safe? New efforts target day care dangers
Staten Island Advance
Ohio
- Editorial: United effort best for preschool
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Oklahoma
- CAP Tulsa urges early enrollment in child learning programs
Tulsa World Online
Pennsylvania
- Kenney’s pre-K plan deserves support
The Philadelphia Tribune - Pre-K will benefit women, too
com - After long wait for Pa. budget resolution, Philly pre-K opens its doors
Newsworks
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island governor to introduce school choice initiative
WLNE-TV Online
Tennessee
Texas
- Literacy program gets boost to continue services
Corpus Christi Caller-Times Online - First Steps takes big step for early education
The Dallas Morning News - Kids from toxic homes tend to struggle with kindergarten
San Angelo Standard-Times – Online
Utah
- Funding bump makes online preschool program available for 1 of 5 Utah children
The Salt Lake Tribune - Herbert vetoes $4.5M for early childhood education, lawmakers consider override
Deseret News Online
Vermont
- Educators see inequalities emerging as new programs roll out
Bennington Banner Online
Virginia
- Local pre-K programs could get boost from state
Charlottesville Tomorrow