April 4-8, 2016
National News
- You Can’t Learn What You Can’t See: Here’s How Your State Screens For Vision Problems
NPR Online - Do we need government-supplied daycare?
The Washington Post Online - Sending nurses to work with poor moms helps kids. So why don’t we do more of it?
The Washington Post - Uncovering the Building Blocks of Preschool Quality
The Huffington Post - How U.S. Businesses Can Tackle Inequality
Fortune - Study: High-Quality Pre-K for All Could Eliminate Reading Gaps
Education Week - Obama Announces Three Assistant Secretary Nominations for the Ed. Dept.
Education Week
Arizona
- Largest Pre-School, Early Childhood Education Facility In Phoenix Opens
Arizona Informant – Online
Arkansas
- Pre-K’s pre-emptive power
Arkansas Online
California
- Gold star for preschool measure
Sonoma Index-Tribune
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
- Preschool includes learners of all abilities
The Journal Gazette - Limited funding means thousands of poor Indy kids won’t get preschool scholarships
Chalkbeat Indiana
Iowa
- Anti-poverty plan launches with ambitious goals
Des Moines Business Record
Maryland
- Baltimore mayoral candidate David Warnock outlines education plan
The Baltimore Sun Online
Massachusetts
- 10 Boston schools to add preschool classrooms – The Boston Globe
Boston Globe Online
Michigan
- Michigan gets $8M to help pregnant women, children
The Detroit News - Pediatrician: ‘We’re trying to build hope’ in Flint
Observer & Eccentric Newspapers – Online
Minnesota
- Minnesota child care providers seek many changes
Duluth News-Tribune - Bill would fund pilot preschool program in St. Cloud
Cloud Times
Missouri
- Make the city’s children a priority
Louis Post-Dispatch
Nebraska
Nevada
- 782 kids served in first year of expanded Nevada pre-K program
Las Vegas Sun - Nevada Falls Just Short of Goal for New Preschool Enrollment
Education Week
New Jersey
New Mexico
- New Mexico’s Truth: Stunning Vistas And Child Poverty?
NPR Online - Senator: Study reaffirms need to fund early education
The Santa Fe New Mexican
New York
- Passing the Common Core: Kindergarten
New York Post - Nancy Pelosi praises de Blasio’s Pre-K for All program during Brooklyn classroom visit
New York Daily News
North Dakota
- Stricter rules, fines, discussed for timely relicensing of child care providers
The Bismarck Tribune
Ohio
- Why quality preschool is so hard to find in NE Ohio: editorial”
The Plain Dealer Online/Cleveland.com - Mayor touts preschool expansion as key tool
My Dayton Daily News - Picking a pre-K program means meeting teachers, making visits and ‘a gut instinct’ Cleveland Connects: The First 2000 Days
The Plain Dealer Online/Cleveland.com - Preschool costs are difficult for many to cover
The Plain Dealer Online/Cleveland.com - Leave Head Start out of preschool debate
Cincinnati.com - Program focuses on kindergarten preparedness by building home libraries
Cincinnati Herald – Online - Preschool Promise chairs: 1 levy is way to go
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Pennsylvania
- Kenney budget offers chance to invest in Philly’s future
Philly.com - Making a Soda Tax More Politically Palatable
The New York Times - They’re teaching pre-K, for janitor’s pay
Philly.com - News Council members ask: An income cap for universal pre-K?
Philly.com
Rhode Island
- RI. receives $7.2M to support families in home visiting program
Providence Business News
Texas
- North Texas School Districts Push To Enroll More Children In Pre-K
KERA-TV - Pre-K 4 SA gives millions to early education providers
ExpressNews
Virginia
Wyoming