January 18-22, 2016
Kris Perry, FFYF and Invest in US Coverage
- Investing in early childhood education
The Chieftain – Online - Guest columnist: Early childhood education must be a priority
The Citizen-Times - Learning expectations for kindergartners: More demanding than ever
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Presidential Candidates
- Jeb Bush says education plan promotes choice
USA Today Online - How Jeb Bush wants to shake up education from pre-K through college
The Washington Post
National News
- Can taking pre-K classrooms outdoors end education inequity for our youngest learners?
The Hechinger Report - Early Education Again a Focus in States, But Will Action Follow?
Education Week Online - John King Calls for Emphasis on Educational Equity in New ESSA Era
Education Week - Kindergarten the new first grade? It’s actually worse than that
The Washington Post - Arts Help Development of Social, Emotional Skills in Early Childhood
Education Week - Focus on Fade-Out: A $26 Million Project to Hash Out How to Make Pre-K Gains Last
Education Week - How home visits for vulnerable moms boost kids’ brainpower
PBS NewsHour Online - In Home Stretch, Obama Vows to Push On Education Priorities
Education Week Online - More Evidence That Growing Up Poor May Alter Key Brain Structures
WBUR-FM - Preschool Fade-Out
Education Week - Diana Rauner: Education starts ‘at birth or even before birth’
Chicago Tribune - How the U.S. Almost Had Universal Child
Fast Company - Make the Most of Head Start
S. News & World Report - $26 Million Goes to New, National Early-Ed. Research Network
Education Week
Alabama
- Tuscaloosa Pre-K Initiative helps at-risk pre-schoolers
The Tuscaloosa News
Alaska
- Alaska should take care to budget for strong schools
Alaska Dispatch News Online
California
- Brown’s California Preschool Overhaul Raises Concerns
KPBS-FM - Amid preschool seats shortage, LAUSD has hundreds of openings
KPCC-FM
Colorado
- 5 Reasons Why Preschool is a Smart Choice
KOAA-TV - Less TV Time: Colorado Rules For Child Care Centers Take Effect
Colorado Public Radio
Connecticut
Delaware
- We need to fix the problems now, or we’ll pay for them later
The News Journal - State of the State: Markell calls for continued change
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Georgia
- Georgia Pre-K program named best in country
WFXG-TV Online
Idaho
- Boise City Council reviews Child Care Initiative
KTVB-TV - Stuck for 15 years, Idaho child care subsidies to rise
The Idaho Statesman
Illinois
- Child-care providers, parents continue to feel pinch from state restrictions
Lincoln Courier – Online
Kansas
- Gov’s plan for early education draws blowback from advocates
The Hutchinson News Online - Brownback’s office defends early childhood education shift
Kansas First News - Editorial: Diverting allocations for children’s programs into General Fund dangerous
Topeka Capital-Journal Online
Massachusetts
- Here’s where Mayor Walsh’s State of the City promises stand today
com - Guaranteed pre-K gives kids a strong start
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts communities awarded preschool grants
Education Week - Baker neutral on universal early education
The Boston Globe
Minnesota
- Minnesota House establishes child care panel
Duluth News-Tribune - High cost of child care forcing some parents to quit their jobs
KIMT-TV
Mississippi
- In This Impoverished Mississippi Community, Teacher Assistant Is a Coveted Job. It Pays $9 an Hour.
Slate
Missouri
- Changes to a Missouri law requires caregivers to receive up to date training
WGEM-TV - Nixon pitches state pay raise, Medicaid expansion, education funds
Jefferson City News-Tribune
New Mexico
- New Mexico considers tapping special reserves for education
Education Week Online - Senators want change for early childhood education funding
KOB-TV
New York
- Cayuga County Health Dept.: Nurse-Family Partnership continues to make a difference
The Citizen
Pennsylvania
- Report: Pennsylvania lags in pre-K education
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Spend more on early childhood, Kenney says, and less on prisons
com - expand home visiting
Philly.com
Virginia
- Governor announces $1 billion for schools
Gazette Online
Washington
- Seattle schools’ before- and aftercare may be displaced for classroom space
The Seattle Times - The Preschool Inside a Nursing Home
The Atlantic
Washington, DC