October 3-7, 2016
Kris Perry, FFYF and Invest in US Coverage
- Family boosted by Head Start now gives back through advocacy
The Gazette
Presidential Candidates
- How family friendly are our candidates’ policies?
Philly.com - How the Trump and Clinton Tax Plans Would Affect Americans
Associated Press - On Women’s Issues, Clinton and Trump Have Sharp Differences
Associated Press - WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at Stake in Election
Associated Press - Appraising Trump’s School Choice, Child-Care Plans
Education Week - As Governors, Kaine and Pence Aimed for Expanded Early-Childhood Education
Education Week - Quick Mentions of Desegregation, K-12 Funding in V.P. Debate
Education Week - Donald Trump’s Family-Friendly Policies Come at Substantial Cost, Report Finds
The Wall Street Journal
National News
- ‘Smack for a snack’: A day-care center’s game for hungry children
The Washington Post - How To Spark Learning Everywhere Kids Go — Starting With The Supermarket
NPR/National Public Radio - How Republican Politicians Learned to Love ‘Working Mothers’
The New York Times Magazine - Not Your Parents’ Childhood: Why Children Should Be Seen And Heard For Positive Social Development
Health Affairs Blog - Don’t Forget the Early Elementary Years
U.S. News & World Report - Every child deserves the Best Start to create the brightest future
The Huffington Post - Soft Skills Give Workers a Big Edge. It’s Time to Start Focusing on Them in School, Report Says
Wall Street Journal - Teaching Your Child Emotional Agility
The New York Times - The Yale Study on Pre-K Teachers and Bias Didn’t Find What You Think It Found
The Seventy Four - These Cities Want The Country To Focus More On Access To Preschool
The Huffington Post - 12 Cities Team Up on Universal Pre-K
Next City - Black caucus to back ban on suspending youngest students
The Baltimore Sun
Georgia
- Georgia Pre-K Week celebrates early learners
WXIA-TV - Georgia celebrating sixth year of ‘Pre-K Week’
WTOC-TV - Where Childcare Is an Economic Engine
The Atlantic
Indiana
- Push for prekindergarten gains steam
The Indianapolis Star
Kentucky
- State gives NKY $800,000 for preschool
The Community Press & Recorder – Northern Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
- University of Maryland medical school research finds health disparities hurt early childhood development
The Baltimore Sun
Massachusetts
- Is This as Good as Childcare Gets?
The Atlantic
Mississippi
- Vulnerable Kids Get Child-care Subsidy Extension
Jackson Free Press
Montana
- Gazette opinion: Montana’s stake in quality child care
Billings Gazette
Nebraska
- Drew K. Theophilus and Dan Mauk: Early education makes fiscal sense
Omaha World-Herald
New Hampshire
- With Donations and State House Lobbying, Group Builds Case for Early Education
NHPR/New Hampshire Public Radio
New Mexico
New York
- New York’s kids need a lot more than pre-K
New York Post - Pre-K program helps low-income kids succeed in school
UPI.com - City Hall seeks to influence national pre-K policy with new coalition
POLITICO
Oklahoma
Washington, D.C.
- Early Childhood Ed Advocate Cassandra Pinkney Dies
Washington City Paper