July 11-15, 2016
Kris Perry, FFYF and Invest in US Coverage
- GOP Draft Platform Rejects Public Pre-K, Says News Report
Education Week Online - Trump and Clinton Supporters Can Unite on One Thing: The Importance of Early Education
Education World - Hey, Billionaires: Here’s a Shovel-Ready Plan for Changing Kids’ Lives
Inside Philanthropy - The majority of voters on both sides of the aisle
POLITICO (Morning Education briefing)
National News
- How Much Does Child Care Really Cost? Don’t Forget Lost Raises, Benefits
Education Week - Watch: State Officials Discuss ‘The Road to High-Quality Early Education’
Education Week - Half of America’s childcare workers need food stamps, welfare payments or Medicaid
The Washington Post - How to Fund Child Care
The New York Times - New Report: Early Childhood Teaching Conditions Catalogued, State-by-State
Education Week Online - Why Does America Invest So Little in Its Children?
The Atlantic - Child Care Expansion Takes a Toll on Poorly Paid Workers
The New York Times Online - Democrats make education revisions to 2016 platform – and a key reformer is furious
The Washington Post Online - What do we invest in the country’s youngest? Little to nothing
The Hechinger Report - Map Shows Where Preschool Access and Quality Intersect
Education Week - New family first bill first step toward 21st Century child welfare system
The Hill - New Survey Finds Education is Top Political Issue for Young Americans
Education Week
Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County to spend $1.1 million on pre-K programs
The Tuscaloosa News
Alaska
- Walker’s veto saves $2 million for pre-K education
Alaska Public Media
California
- Five-year olds and laser cutters–perfect together? Welcome to the first early childhood fab lab
The Hechinger Report - Santa Clara County meeting to address affordable preschool
The Mercury News
Georgia
Indiana
- Battle for Quality Pre-K Education in Indiana Continues
WLJE-FM Online - Kindergarten Countdown grows
The Journal Gazette
Massachusetts
- Governor Baker vetoes spending on courts, child care
The Boston Globe - Educators seek Plan B for funding kindergarten
Sentinel & Enterprise
Michigan
- Nearly half the families of Michigan’s child care workers rely on public assistance, report says
MLive.com - Wayne Metro receives $36 million grant award for early childhood education
Press & Guide - Businesses gain from stable child care, but what are they doing about it?
Crain’s Detroit Business - For many low-income families in Michigan, child care is out of reach
Michigan Public Radio
Nebraska
- Buffett gives nearly $3 billion in stock to five foundations
Omaha World-Herald
North Carolina
- Grants give kids kindergarten ‘jumpstart’
The Courier-Tribune
Pennsylvania
- East Penn adds Pre-K Counts to its educational arsenal
The Morning Call
Tennessee
- Research quantifies Chattanooga area child care dilemma
Chattanooga Times Free Press Online
Texas
- HISD awarded $9.2 million pre-K grant
Houston Defender – Online - Pre-K funding will have impact
Midland Reporter-Telegram Online - Some Schools Rejecting Pared Down State Pre-K Grants
The Texas Tribune
Utah
- What to look for in a high-quality preschool
Deseret News
Vermont
- Vermont provides pre-k programs to all 3- and 4-year-olds
Associated Press - Special commission holds forums on child care challenges
Associated Press - Summer child care a costly puzzle in Vermont
The Burlington Free Press