Weekly Early Childhood Education News Report

October 24-28, 2016

Kris Perry, FFYF and Invest in US Coverage

• Your Call: The case for quality universal child care
  KALW-FM

Presidential Candidates

• Ivanka Trump Touts Child Care Plan, Father’s Outspokenness At Wisconsin Event
  Wisconsin Public Radio

National News

• U.S. Parents Are Sweating And Hustling To Pay For Child Care
  NPR/National Public Radio
• WEBCAST: The Cost And Quality Conundrum Of Child Care
  NPR/National Public Radio
• What Could Be in Store for Education if Democrats Get More Power in Congress?
  Education Week
• FSA or child-care credit on taxes?
  Chicago Tribune
• Poll: Cost Of Child Care Causes Financial Stress For Many Families
  NPR/National Public Radio
• Why your child may not be ready to enter kindergarten
  ConsumerAffairs.com
• Light Research Hasn’t Slowed Pre-K Expansion
  The Atlantic
• Why Child Care Preferences Of Parents–Not Politicians–Should Prevail
  Forbes

Alabama

• As Pre-K programs grow, demand in Alabama remains high
  WBMA-TV

Illinois

• Head Start, Early Head Start programs to receive $2 million in funding
  WAND-TV

Michigan

• Oakland Family Services gets $50k grant for early childhood development program
  The Oakland Press

Minnesota

• Across state, kindergarten is becoming the new first grade
  Star Tribune

Missouri

• A Cigarette Tax That Stinks
  U.S. News & World Report
• KC Chamber comes out against cigarette tax
  The Kansas City Star
• Missouri’s lack of state-funded preschool programs garners support for Amendment 3’s cigarette tax
  WDAF-TV

Nebraska

• In statewide survey, Nebraskans say they want more from early childhood care programs
  Omaha World-Herald

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Launches 10-year Plan to Help Kids
  Amherst Patch

New Mexico

• Local agencies struggle to close the ‘diaper gap’ for poor families
  Albuquerque Journal

New York

• Today’s kids are getting ahead by learning how to code apps
  New York Post
• Applying to pre-K, kindergarten or gifted programs? Here’s where to learn more
  Chalkbeat New York
• City needs to protect homeless children & their right to an education, Queens lawmakers say
  QNS.com

North Carolina

• School board OKs pre-K sliding scale, athletic eligibility
  The Herald-Sun

Ohio

• Columbus schools’ first all-preschool building is bustling
  The Columbus Dispatch

Pennsylvania

• City awards pre-K program money; enrollment opens
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
• Commentary: Pa. can invest in children and the nation
  The Philadelphia Inquirer

Tennessee

• Follow-Up to Tennessee Pre-K Study Raises Questions About Program’s Effects
  Education Week

Texas

• Early-education cooperation urged
  Houston Chronicle

West Virginia

• Daily Mail editorial: West Virginia’s pre-K program earns recognition
  The Charleston Gazette-Mail