October 24-28, 2016
Kris Perry, FFYF and Invest in US Coverage
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
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
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 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
Texas
- Early-education cooperation urged
Houston Chronicle
West Virginia
- Daily Mail editorial: West Virginia’s pre-K program earns recognition
The Charleston Gazette-Mail