June 20-24, 2016
National News
- Study Finds Playing Math Game Boosted Preschoolers Abilities
Education Week - Why Preschool Suspensions Still Happen (And How To Stop Them)
NPR/National Public Radio - More Testing, Less Play: Study Finds Higher Expectations For Kindergartners
NPR/National Public Radio - The Complex Lives of Babies
The Atlantic - The Limits of “Grit”
The New Yorker - Why The First 1,000 Days Matter Most
The New York Times - How much does it cost to leave the workforce to care for a child? A lot more than you think.
PBS NewsHour – PBS/Public Broadcasting Service - How Much Does It Cost to Raise a Child?
The Wall Street Journal - The Problem With Teaching Preschool Teachers
NPR/National Public Radio - Early Head Start: A Stand Out Success
The Huffington Post - Families Shouldn’t Have To Choose Between Child Care And Enough Food To Eat
The Huffington Post - When Raising A Child Costs $245,340, It Pays To Strategize For Tax Breaks
Forbes - False Childhood Choices
U.S. News & World Report - One in five U.S. children stalled in poverty
PBS NewsHour – PBS/Public Broadcasting Service
California
- More preschool seats coming to LA in state budget plan
KPCC-FM - LAUSD more than doubles transitional kindergarten seats for coming year
KPCC-FM Online
Delaware
Kansas
- National ranking on well-being of Kansas children tumbles to 19th
Topeka Capital-Journal Online
Louisiana
- Louisiana children continue to struggle, report says
The Times-Picayune - If children are healthy, they’re more likely to succeed in school
NOLA.com
Maine
- Maine Voices: Prioritizing early childhood education would pay off for children, Maine
pressherald.com
Minnesota
- Mpls. launches ‘Talking is Teaching’ campaign to get parents and babies talking
Star Tribune - Minnesota ranks No. 1 in the well-being of its children
Star Tribune
Mississippi
- Mississippi kindergarten literacy improving
WAFB-TV Online - More Mississippi Children On Track at the End of Kindergarten Year
Education Week
Missouri
- Governor lifts ban on rating system for Missouri child cares
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Montana
- Montana “Most Improved” In Child Well-Being Rankings
Montana Public Radio
New Jersey
Ohio
- Is preschool the best job-training program?: Cleveland Connects: The First 2,000 Days
The Plain Dealer Online/Cleveland.com - PNC Bank funding early childhood education programs
WYTV – Online
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Teachers give passing marks to full-day kindergarten
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
- Kenney’s soda tax expected to face court fight
Philly.com - With money on the way, pre-K programs look ahead
Philly.com - Editorial: Effort to boost preschool funding deserves support
Reading Eagle - Educational Partnership Celebrates Young Bilingual Students
WESA-FM - Pa. Business Leaders: We Need More Money for Pre-K
Philadelphia Magazine
South Carolina
- Soda Tax: SC not likely to follow Philadelphia’s lead to fund pre-K programs
Spartanburg Herald-Journal Online
Tennessee
- Pay for Success would be investment in TN’s children
The Tennessean – Online
Vermont
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin lags in preschool programs
WTAQ – Online