September 19-23, 2016
Kris Perry, FFYF and Invest in US Coverage
- Early childhood education matters to Latinos and everyone else
The Hill - New Poll Shows Bipartisan Support For Smart Start
The Transylvania Times - Poll Shows One Thing NC Voters Agree On
Public News Service - Once the public learns how little early childhood teachers make, the vast majority support wage increases
Chalkbeat Colorado - Poll reveals bipartisan support for Smart Start
Mountain Xpress - The US is failing to invest enough in one of the most critical periods in children’s education
Quartz
Presidential Candidates
- Both Clinton and Trump are getting it wrong on child care
The Hill - Donald Trump’s new paid maternity leave plan might exclude single mothers
The Washington Post - See Who’s Been Tapped to Lead Trump’s Transition Team for Education
Education Week - 5 questions about Trump’s child care plan
The Hill - Hillary Clinton: My Plan for Helping America’s Poor
The New York Times - The Child Care Bidding War
S. News & World Report
National News
- Healthy Diet May Be Key to Kids’ Reading Skills
S. News & World Report - Obama Administration Declares Its Early Education Initiatives a Success
Education Week - Racial Segregation in New York Schools Begins in Pre-K, Report Finds
The New York Times - Higher Standards for Head Start
US News & World Report - John King: We’ve Got Unfinished Education Business
S. News & World Report - Mayors Have Role in Improving Education
Education Week - The Big Move To Improve Head Start
NPR/National Public Radio
Arizona
- Arizona leaders: Full-day kindergarten needed to boost literacy, workplace readiness
Phoenix Business Journal
California
- Low-income kids gain in kindergarten
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Colorado
- In a long-neglected Denver neighborhood, an innovative preschool offers sanctuary
Chalkbeat Colorado
Connecticut
Idaho
- Boise preschool students ahead of their peers in reading readiness
The Idaho Statesman
Illinois
- Preschool is the foundation
Herald & Review
Indiana
Maine
- Preschool expulsions set up children for failure, and that’s something Maine can’t afford
Bangor Daily News
Massachusetts
- Teaching parents to talk math with their kids
The Boston Globe
Michigan
- Michigan can do a lot better for families that need child care, report says
Michigan Radio – Online - State stands to let $20M in child care funding slip away
Detroit Free Press - Reducing preschool suspensions, expulsions goal of new state guidance
MLive
Missouri
- Proposed tobacco tax hike goes to Missouri Supreme Court
Associated Press
Montana
- Child care harder to come by in Western Montana
KPAX-TV
Nebraska
- STINNER: Early childhood education reaps many benefits
starherald.com
New Jersey
Ohio
- Inaugural Civic Solutions Lab aims to improve early childhood education in Summit County
Crain’s Cleveland Business
Rhode Island
- Report: Only 39 percent of low-income kids in state pre-K
Associated Press
Vermont
Washington
- New affordable, outdoor preschool brings breath of fresh air to Seattle
The Seattle Times