April 11-15, 2016
National News
- Where living poor means dying young
The Washington Post - Is Your State One of the 23 Where Pre-K Costs More Than College?
TIME Online - How To Get Your Child Ready For Science Success
New Pittsburgh Courier Online - Want to shrink the wage gap? Help parents care for kids.
The Christian Science Monitor Online - The Productive Pre-K Question
S. News & World Report - Elmo, Cookie Monster help launch Pre-K Caucus
The Hill - Here’s How to Make Child Care Stop Costing as Much as College Tuition
Yahoo News - Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation On-Demand
WXXI-TV - School readiness eroded by chronic illness
Reuters - The Promise of Teacher-Residency Programs
The Atlantic - What Do We Know About Pre-K? That We Should Start Sooner, Says Report
Education Week - Why Kids Should Use Their Fingers in Math Class
The Atlantic
Alabama
California
- Early education advocates take $800 million ‘ask’ to Sacramento
EdSource - First 5 grants $2M to board members’ organizations
The San Diego Union-Tribune - Bipartisan budget subcommittee rejects Governor’s early childhood proposals
KPCC-FM - The plan to get every California kid into preschool
Los Angeles Times Online - California Community Foundation Invites LOIs From Early Childhood Education Centers
Philanthropy News Digest
Indiana
- Mark Bennett: Expanding early childhood education would benefit needy Hoosier kids
Tribune Star
Illinois
- Bill To Protect Child Care Workers Advances
WICS-TV - From the community: State of Illinois First Lady Diana Rauner to Give Keynote Address at Project HELP Breakfast
Chicago Tribune
Louisiana
- Are cuts to pre-k a public safety issue?
WVLA-TV
Maryland
- Maryland Retreats From New Kindergarten Readiness Testing
Education Week
Minnesota
Missouri
- Louis schools will start reaping rewards from tax increase in 2017
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Child care workers are in the Fight For 15
Louis Post-Dispatch - PNC Foundation pledges $1 million to close vocabulary gap in St. Louis
Louis Post-Dispatch
New Jersey
New Mexico
- Improving NM starts with education
Las Cruces Sun-News Online
New York
- City district adds more classrooms for pre-K
WHEC-TV Online
North Carolina
- Yet another study confirms the huge benefits of investing in early childhood education
The Jefferson Post - McCrory Lays Out Budget Priorities On Health Care, Pre-K
WFAE-FM
Ohio
- Is a deal coming soon on the Preschool Promise?
Cincinnati Business Courier
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
- GreenLight Fund makes $600K investment – first since tapping new leader
Philadelphia Business Journal - PA mayors call for continued investment in publically funded pre-k
WHP-TV Online - Pre-K commission votes to support soda tax
Philly.com
South Dakota
- F. has plenty of preschools, if you can afford them
Argus Leader
Texas
- TEA Clarifies Requirements for High Quality Pre-K Programs
KOSA-TV - Over 1,000 Austin families waiting for child care
KXAN-TV - Pre-K is good politics, business
San Antonio Express-News Online - Joaquin Castro and Cookie Monster unite in common purpose: Pre-K education
The Dallas Morning News
Virginia
- Richmond’s YWCA and Childrens Museum start preschool program
Richmond Times-Dispatch