July 4-8, 2016
National News
- Child-care costs are tightening the financial screws on American families
MarketWatch - Child care expenses have increased at nearly twice the inflation rate since 2009
Fast Company - Early Childhood Education Matters-Here’s How to Make It Great
Pacific Standard Online - Why can’t the U.S. invest in its children?
The Washington Post Online - Rising Percentage of Children Attend Center-Based Care Before Kindergarten
Education Week - These lowest paid workers have a most important job
CBS MoneyWatch - Train Teachers Like Doctors
The New York Times
Presidential Candidates
- Hillary Clinton to NEA: If I Win, Educators Will Have a Partner in the White House
Education Week - The Teachers’ Candidate
Slate
Arkansas
- Little Rock superintendent urges expanding pre-K
Times Record
Atlanta
- Young children with attention problems less likely to graduate
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
California
- California must increase access to child care
The Sacramento Bee Online - California budget offers good news for early childhood education
Monterey County Herald Online
Illinois
- Low pay, outdated ideas about field hurt early childhood educators: report
Chicago Tribune Online
Indiana
- Expand pre-K: Question is how
The Journal Gazette - Indiana governor, lawmakers agree to preschool expansion
Associated Press
Louisiana
- Feared Pre-K cuts evaporate; standstill funding seen as win
The New Orleans Advocate Online
Missouri
- On his first day leading KC schools, Mark Bedell launches a full-day pre-kindergarten program
The Kansas City Star
Montana
- Early education too important to ignore, again
Bozeman Daily Chronicle Online
Nebraska
- Feds lift restrictions on child care funding for Nebraska
Associated Press
New Jersey
New York
- Report Finds Family Child Care Centers Burdened by City Bureaucracy
WNYC-FM
Ohio
- More central Ohio kids to gain access to preschool, thanks to public investment
The Columbus Dispatch
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Pre-K Often Praised, But Early Educators No Better off
Public Radio Tulsa
Pennsylvania
- Cuts reduce early-childhood programs
Morning Sun
Tennessee
- Editorial: The arguments are strong for pre-K growth
Commercial Appeal Online
Texas
- Texas Announces Hundreds of Schools Receiving Pre-K Grants
The Texas Tribune - Expanded pre-K an investment in our children and in society overall
San Angelo Standard-Times - Gov. Abbott’s Texas Pre-K Plan Rebuffed By Alma Mater
Associated Press - All kids should have access to quality pre-K
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Utah
- Online preschool program UPSTART expanding again via $2M Board of Education grant
The Salt Lake Tribune
Washington
- In Our View: Preschool Pays Off
The Columbian - Mayor says shrink size of Seattle Preschool Program
The Seattle Times - State leads in early-care investment, lags in preschool-teacher pay
The Seattle Times
Wisconsin
- ‘Strong Roots’ task force advocates home visits, other early interventions
The Cap Times