August 22-26, 2016
Kris Perry, FFYF, and Invest in US Coverage
- Lawmakers need to pay attention to child care funding
WISC-TV - So Many Pritzkers, So Much Philanthropy: Meet This Top Family of Givers
Inside Philanthropy - No Candidate Left Behind
POLITICO (Morning Education briefing)
Presidential Candidates
- Advocates Encouraged by Candidates’ Early-Years Focus
Education Week - Both the Clinton and Trump child-care tax plans have an appeal — but to very different voters
The Washington Post
National News
- Affordable Child Care: The Secret to a Better Economy
The New York Times - Home Visiting Programs Work: Here’s the Proof
The Chronicle of Social Change - Why Britain Said ‘Yes’ to Universal Preschool
The Atlantic - How free preschool may help poor kids when they become parents
The Washington Post - How hard is it to keep kindergartners focused on a class lesson? This hard.
The Washington Post - In Kindergarten, There Is No STEM Gender Gap
Education Week - Our misguided effort to close the achievement gap is creating a new inequality: The ‘play’ gap
The Washington Post - Putting the Power of Self-Knowledge to Work
The New York Times - How Poverty Changes the Brain
Newsweek - Most Welfare Dollars Don’t Go Directly To Poor People Anymore
FiveThirtyEight - States to Partner on Social-Emotional Learning Standards
Education Week - Poor Parents Understand Importance of Reading, School Readiness, Survey Says
Education Week - Study Shows Racial Pay Gaps Among Early Childhood Educators
The Wall Street Journal
Arizona
- Childcare pays poverty-level wage, but Arizona still tops most states
Arizona Daily Sun
California
- S.D. Unified offering ‘pre-k for all’
The San Diego Union-Tribune - Thousands of new preschool seats open at LAUSD schools
KPCC-FM
Florida
- Early childhood: our best investment
The Palm Beach Post
Illinois
- Full-day kindergarten programs keep growing in suburbs
Daily Herald, The
Indiana
- Investing in pre-K brightens future for whole community
The Journal Gazette - Preschool is good investment for Indiana
The Indianapolis Star
Michigan
- Mott, Pritzker Foundations Award $1.5 Million to Renovate Flint School
Philanthropy News Digest
Minnesota
Missouri
- No surprise that early childhood education and skilled teachers prove important
The Springfield News-Leader - Missouri tobacco tax hike proposal survives court challenge
Associated Press - Supporters: Cigarette-tax hike offers good investment in early-childhood programs
Southeast Missourian
New Jersey
- Christie is not alone in losing his nerve over pre-K funding | Opinion
NJ.com - Why public pre-K programs could die under Christie plan
NJ.com - Advocates Say Christie’s Proposed Cuts to Preschool Programs Would be Devastating
NJTV Online - Christie’s ‘catastrophic’ funding plan also kills preschool | Editorial
NJ.com
Ohio
- John Kasich: 20 Years After Reform, Welfare Is Still Broken
The New York Times - COAST comes out against preschool levy
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Leadership Cleveland wants to improve the first 5 years of life for Cleveland kids: Impact 2016: The First 2,000 Days
The Plain Dealer
Oklahoma
- Research On Tulsa’s Head Start Program Finds Lasting Gains
NPR/National Public Radio
Pennsylvania
- As Philly expands pre-K, providers vie for slots
Philly.com - Philly Kindergartners Will No Longer Be Suspended
Philadelphia Magazine
Texas
- Pre-K 4 SA sets new milestone with increased student registration
WOAI-TV - With tax hike on shelf, what’s next for Dallas ISD’s efforts in early childhood, early college?
Dallas Morning News - Waco ISD Receives State Money to Strengthen Pre-K Program
KWBU-FM - Is there really something to this pre-K thing?
KSAT-TV
West Virginia