Weekly Early Childhood Education News Report
May 30- June 3, 2016
Kris Perry, FFYF and Invest in US Coverage
- Feds Urge Broad Support for Nation’s Youngest Bilingual Learners
Education Week - Gobierno federal apuesta por un país bilingüe con preescolares que enseñen un segundo idioma
Univision Television Network
Presidential Candidates
- Make Family Policy Great Again
The New York Times
National News
- “The forces that are driving inequality are pretty powerful right now”: Paul Tough talks race, poverty and how we really fix our schools
Salon - Column: Sesame Street and Pathways lead on early education
Salem News - Head Start: Honoring our soldiers
The Hill - Helping Poor Kids Get Grit. Part 3: The Grit-Builders – Communities, Schools and Families
The Huffington Post - Stressful Relationships in Preschool May Help Push Students Towards Special Education, Study Says
Education Week - Building Children’s Brains
The New York Times - By 5/100th of a point on a test, a Head Start program faces defunding. Really.
The Washington Post - Does a Newborn’s Helplessness Hold the Key to Human Smarts?
Scientific American - Study: Funding, leadership key to pre-K and early school years alignment
EdSource - Preschools top home-based care in preparing children for school
MedicalXpress.com - Report: Ten Questions To Ask About Expanding Early Education
Education Week
Alaska
- The Alaska child care market is broken, for parents and caregivers alike. Here’s why.
Alaska Dispatch News
Arizona
- Report: Child care costs rival in-state college tuition in Arizona
Arizona Daily Sun
California
- Should California use early education funding for all, or only the needy?
KPCC-FM - Simons: California needs early childhood education
The Mercury News - Learning Matters: Organization is key to modern-day parenting
Los Angeles Times Online - Wood: Brown’s budget slams early childhood education
The Mercury News
Indiana
- Pence opts to apply for pre-K grant
The Journal Gazette Online
Iowa
- Blechman: Kids’ nutrition essential for ‘smart society’
Des Moines Register
Kentucky
Massachusetts
- Putting early education front and center in Mass.
The Boston Globe
Michigan
- Panel: Business has role in early childhood education
Crain’s Detroit Business
New Jersey
- Lawmaker proposes testing child care center water for lead
Associated Press
New Mexico
- Sanchez: NM preschool teachers are underpaid
Las Cruces Sun-News
New York
- Licensed child-care centers in NYC will have to publicly post ‘performance summary card’
PIX11 Morning News – WPIX-TV - Success Academy Charter Schools Cancels Pre-K Program for the Fall
The Wall Street Journal - Congressman Hanna visits Rome, stresses importance of early education
WKTV-TV - Increase child care tax credit
Times Union
North Carolina
- $1 million grant goes to Early Learning Center
The Citizen-Times
Pennsylvania
- Quality early learning programs essential to our region | Opinion
The Express-Times
Rhode Island
- Governor promises more aid for pre-K programs
Woonsocket Call
Vermont
- With Tax Money at Stake, Who Grades Vermont Pre-k Programs?
VTDigger.org - Quality Child Care Is Out Of Reach For The Majority Of Vermont Families, Report Finds
VPR Regional News – Vermont Public Radio