May 2-6, 2016
Kris Perry, FFYF and Invest in US Coverage
Presidential Candidates
- New Poll Shows Moms Want Clinton, Flexible Work Hours, Affordable College
Education Week - How Each Presidential Candidate’s Education Policy Will Change The Workforce
Fast Company
National News
- Americans Buy Free Pre-K; Split on Tuition-Free College
The Gallup Organization - Sticker Shock? Figuring Out the Cost of Potential ESSA Spending Rules
Education Week - How Babies Quickly Learn to Judge Adults
The Wall Street Journal - Ask a Scientist: When Are Children Ready to Learn Abstract Math?
Education Week - Beyond ‘Sesame Street’: A New Sesame Studios Channel On YouTube
NPR/National Public Radio - If Only We Appreciated Early Educators Enough to Pay Them Worthy Wages
The Huffington Post
Florida
- Florida’s pre-K cuts hurt kids, ignore voters’ mandate
Orlando Sentinel Online
Michigan
- Early childhood education seen as key to helping youngest Flint water crisis victims
Michigan Radio – Online - Google gives $250K to Flint crisis
The Hill Online - Make sure all Flint kids have access to Head Start
Detroit Free Press
Missouri
- Missouri will spend more on child care for working parents
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Nixon vetoes education funding change, alleging it will cost Missouri schools millions
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New Hampshire
- Soaring Childcare Costs In New Hampshire: Causes, Consequences, and Possible Solutions
NHPR/New Hampshire Public Radio Online
New York
- Cuomo seeking tougher standards for child care centers
WNYT-TV - For pre-K teachers, a tale of two cities: Half of NYC’s early childhood educators get low pay and benefits
New York Daily News - Studying How Poverty Keeps Hurting Young Minds, and What to Do About It
The New York Times - Top State Senator Attacks de Blasio on School Control Push
The New York Times
Texas
- Budget Cuts Hit Early Childhood Intervention Program
The Texas Tribune - Texas Grants Child Care License to Migrant Detention Center
The New York Times - Judge blocks child-care license for facility holding immigrant families in Texas
FOX News Latino
Utah
- Educational software — and questions of bias, cost and efficacy — on Utah lawmakers’ minds
The Salt Lake Tribune
Virginia
- Early childhood education initiatives coming to fruition for Chesapeake schools
The Virginian-Pilot - U.S. Education Secretary John King touts preschool at Norfolk State University
The Virginian-Pilot