October 17-21, 2016
Presidential Candidates
- Ivanka Trump on “Tilting the Needle” in the Direction of Affordable Childcare
Money - Hillary Clinton’s child policy record is second to none
Des Moines Register - There’s a simple, smart way to grow the US economy, and it was all but ignored during the presidential debates
Quartz
National News
- Defining his education legacy, Obama touts climbing graduation rates
USA Today - E Is For Empathy: Sesame Workshop Takes A Crack At Kindness
NPR/National Public Radio - This is what work-life balance looks like at a company with 100% retention of moms
Quartz - NPR Poll: Are Parents Overrating The Quality Of Child Care?
NPR/National Public Radio - Pediatric report: preschool children with later bedtimes could have higher risk of obesity
WBMA-TV - The early childhood infrastructure urgently needed
The Philadelphia Tribune - U.S. High School Graduation Rate Hits Record High, White House Says
TIME - What Makes For Quality Child Care? It Depends Who You Ask
NPR/National Public Radio - Will We Blame Politics For Killing Head Start?
The Huffington Post - Most Schools Use Kindergarten Entry Assessments; Do They Help?
Education Week - Patagonia’s On-Site Child Care Program Is Basically Eden for Children–and Their Parents
Slate - Why infants pay more attention to people who speak their native language
Los Angeles Times - American Academy Of Pediatrics Lifts ‘No Screens Under 2’ Rule
NPR/National Public Radio - Ed. Dept. Releases Guidance on Early-Learning Support in ESSA
Education Week - For Preschool Teachers, Better Degrees Don’t Translate to Better Pay
U.S. News & World Report
Arkansas
- Arkansans Battle Over Pre-K Funding
KARK-TV
Colorado
- How one program is training mothers, aunts and grandmothers in the ABCs of child care
Chalkbeat Colorado
Florida
- HIPPY home visitors helping parents build their skills
Pensacola News Journal
Kentucky
Michigan
- Foundations pledge nearly $6.2 million to Head Start fund
Crain’s Detroit Business - A new vision for Detroit’s children
The Detroit News - State must step up to give Flint kids education they deserve
Detroit Free Press - How philanthropic dollars are helping Flint
Crain’s Detroit Business
Missouri
- Parents as Teachers program takes on the lessons of Ferguson
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - More important than the well-being of our children?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Nebraska
- Learning Community candidates’ common goal: Better PR
Omaha World-Herald
Ohio
- State seeking to expand public preschool
The Columbus Dispatch - Primer: Cincinnati Public Schools levy/Preschool Promise
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cleveland schools crawl toward goal of having preschool for all
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pennsylvania
- Natalia Rudiak and Erin McClelland: Early childhood, the best investment
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Early childhood education a priority
The Morning Call - First Phase of Philadelphia Pre-K Initiative Rolled Out This Week
WPVI-TV - Mayor Kenny Unveils First Phase of Pre-K Initiative
WPVI-TV
Texas
- How early childhood education can improve the Texas economy
The Dallas Morning News - Texas advocates say quality child care is critical to academic success
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Children at Risk report: Quality child care critical
KSAT-TV
Washington
- Child care costly proposition for parents
The Miami Herald
West Virginia
- US education chief lauds WV’s early learning programs
The Charleston Gazette-Mail
Wisconsin
Vermont
- Gubernatorial candidates offer different proposals to fix Vermont’s early childhood system
VermontBiz.com
Virginia
- Couple donates $1 million for early childhood education program
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Without the YMCA, preschool programs in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach forge ahead
The Virginian-Pilot