August 15-19, 2016
Presidential Candidates
- Clinton, Trump Bring Child Care Issues to the 2016 Stump
Education Week - The Millions of Americans Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Barely Mention: The Poor
The New York Times - Hillary Clinton and the Birth of Early Head Start
Education Week - Veteran Hillary Clinton Education Adviser Named to Candidate’s Transition Team
Education Week - Zooming Child-Care Costs Spawn More Trump, Clinton Positioning
Bloomberg News - How to Make Child Care Affordable
Bloomberg View
National News
- Early Childhood Education As an Agent for Social Change
Inside Philanthropy - Patagonia’s CEO Explains How To Make On-Site Child Care Pay For Itself
Fast Company - August Highlights What’s At Stake for Families in November
The Huffington Post - Study Suggests Early Learning in Native Language Can Help English Skills
WNPR-FM - The Underestimation of America’s Preschool Teachers
The Atlantic - Why are early childhood educators struggling to make ends meet?
PBS NewsHour Online
Florida
- State cut funds for early childhood education
WFTV-TV
Indiana
- Pre-K programs need expansion
South Bend Tribune
Kansas
- Improve child care regulations
The Wichita Eagle
Massachusetts
Michigan
- State grant to help at-risk Oakland County families prepare children for school
The Oakland Press
Nebraska
- Parents who scrimp to pay for child care get a break when the last kid finally heads off to kindergarten
Omaha World-Herald
New Mexico
- Justice Ginsburg reads to NM kids
Albuquerque Journal
New York
- Letter to Cuomo Reveals State Senate’s Plan to Help Success Academy
The New York Times - Why Kindergarteners Might Still Be Suspended in New York City
The Atlantic - New York provides model for nation in universal pre-K
Education Dive
Ohio
- Gov. Kasich must call a halt to misguided denial of Head Start-related child-care support: editorial
The Plain Dealer Online/Cleveland.com
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma businesses investing in early education
KOKH-TV - Study: Tulsa Head Start Program produces lasting positive effects
Tahlequah Daily Press
Texas
- Texas school districts come up short despite funding boost for pre-K
Austin American-Statesman - Pre-k program expanding statewide with $118M grant
KXAN-TV - Will Texas see another battle over pre-K funding?
The Dallas Morning News
Vermont
- Vermont’s Child Care Financial Assistance Program gets $1 million more
Vermont Business Magazine - Child Care Advocates Hope Commission Will Help Boost Public Funding
Vermont Public Radio