September 26-30, 2016
Presidential Candidates
- Hillary Clinton’s Plan For America’s Students
NPR/National Public Radio - GOP should embrace Trump’s maternity leave proposal
The Dallas Morning News - K-12 Education Shut Out of the Presidential Debate Spotlight
Education Week - Trump Says He And Clinton Mostly Agree On Child Care. Not Really.
The Huffington Post - Analysis: Hillary Clinton Is Right About Head Start
The Seventy Four - Hillary Clinton: What I Learned From Being a Mom Who Works
Fortune - In Iowa, Hillary Clinton touts boosting jobs, easing child care costs
Newsday
National
- As kindergarten ratchets up academics, parents feel the stress
The Washington Post - Publicly Funded Child Care Gets New Health, Safety Guidelines
Education Week - How ‘Daycare’ Became ‘School’
The Atlantic - The Case for Day Care at the Office
Wall Street Journal - Bias Isn’t Just A Police Problem, It’s A Preschool Problem
NPR - Farewell to Early Years Blog From Reporter Lillian Mongeau
Education Week - Study: Measuring Quality a Challenge in Early-Childhood Rating Systems
Education Week - The Cost of Child Care in America Is Even More Outrageous Than You Thought
Slate - Cause Celeb: Actor Taye Diggs is a bit nervous before meeting his congressman
The Washington Post - Child Care Is Finally Getting Some Much-Needed Regulation, But It’s Still Expensive As Hell
Mother Jones Online - High blood pressure may limit children’s cognitive skills, study suggests
com - How will 4-year-olds find joy in learning if they lack food, sleep, medicine and shelter?
The Hechinger Report - Podcast From Economic Think Tank Makes Business Case for Preschool
Education Week
Alabama
California
- Moms to take charge at City Hall
San Francisco Examiner - SF Supervisor Proposes Fund for Affordable Child Care
KNTV-TV
Colorado
- Most states, including Colorado, invest less in kindergarten than other grades, report says
Chalkbeat Colorado
Florida
- Orange schools receive $1.6 million for bilingual preschool
Orlando Sentinel
Indiana
- Holcomb education plan would expand pre-K, defend vouchers
The Indianapolis Star - Lawmakers to hear from pre-k advocates wanting to expand current state-funded program
WISH-TV - Business leaders make pre-K sales pitch
WISH-TV - Preschool Coalition Adds Details to Expansion Proposal
WIBC-FM
Kansas
- 5 percent cut would drop 600 kids from early childhood services
The Wichita Eagle
Louisiana
- The State-Budget Cuts Trapping Poor Parents
The Atlantic
Maine
- Commentary: For healthy, productive adults, focus on foundation of early childhood, legislator says
Portland Press Herald
Minnesota
- Minnesota early education design team releases statewide recommendations
The Daily Journal
Mississippi
- Is Mississippi’s child care system backsliding?
The Hechinger Report
Missouri
- Teachers union leader visits KC, praises early childhood learning program
The Kansas City Star - With lawsuits resolved, backers focus on benefits of Missouri tobacco tax hike in new ad
Louis Post-Dispatch
Nebraska
- Nebraska still has ‘a long way to go’ on children’s health and early education, nonprofit says
Omaha World-Herald
New Hampshire
- Kuster bill would provide STEM resources for young children
Associated Press
New Mexico
- Partnership plans conversation on Pre-K
Las Cruses Sun-News - Group advocates for expansion of state Pre-K program
Las Cruses Sun-News - Child care centers denied early Pre-K funds due to overwhelming amount of applicants
KVIA-TV - Expand New Mexico PreK
KRWG-FM
New York
- New York City Prekindergarten Diversity Subject of New Report
Education Week - Children in New York City Preschool Made Progress in Learning, Behavior Skills: Study
Wall Street Journal - 25 percent child care tax credit proposed by Assemblyman Castorina
com
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
- Pre-K programs create better citizens, advocates say
com
South Carolina
- Is Pay-for-Success the Future of Government Spending?
Pacific Standard
South Dakota
Tennessee
- After Expulsions Of Preschoolers, Discipline Study In Nashville Finds Success With Positive Approach
Nashville Public Radio
Texas
Utah
- My view: Early childhood education is important for Utah’s economic and educational goals
Deseret News - How Early Intervention Programs Give Kids a Head Start
Utah Public Radio
Wisconsin
- Early Childhood Zone coming to North Side; goal is stable learning environment at home
Wisconsin State Journal - $400K to be cut from program aimed to decrease Milwaukee’s infant mortality rate
WITI-TV