October 31-November 4, 2016
Kris Perry, FFYF and Invest in US Coverage
- Thoughtful Parenting: Group endorses Referendum 3C
Steamboat Pilot & Today - An Oasis of Bipartisan Support: Why Early Childhood Ed Matters
Education Week
Presidential Candidates
- Clinton vs. Trump: The Final Education Election Guide
The Seventy Four - What Trump And Clinton Have To Say About Education
NPR/National Public Radio - Fixing child care: How Trump and Clinton compare
CBS MoneyWatch
National News
- The case for day care at the office
Market Watch - To Solve The Child Care Crisis, Let’s Pick Up Where We Left Off In 1971
The Huffington Post - Why the Mountain West Is Still Holding Out on Pre-K
The Atlantic - Building Empathy in Children: Lessons From Early Childhood Education
Education Week - Lack Of Child Care Ratings Systems Leaves Parents In A Bind
NPR/National Public Radio - Schools Hustle To Reach Kids Who Move With The Harvest, Not The School Year
NPR/National Public Radio - Federal Strategies Offered on Supporting Homeless Families With Young Children
Education Week - King For a Year
POLITICO Pro - Secretary John King: Improve the Quality of Early Education, Not Just Access
Education Week - The Child-Care Crisis We’re Not Talking About Enough
NYMag.com - Who will be the next U.S. education secretary?
The Washington Post
Alabama
Arizona
- Arizona leaders building support for all-day kindergarten’s return
Ahwatukee Foothills News - Half-cent sales tax sought to improve access to Tucson preschools
Arizona Daily Star - Head Start makeover offers opportunities, challenges to program’s backers
Tucson Sentinel
Colorado
- Not all schools want the state telling them how to assess whether kids are ready for kindergarten. Here’s why.
Chalkbeat Colorado
Connecticut
- New Haven’s once and future superintendent lauded at dedication of early learning school
New Haven Register
Hawaii
Illinois
- Chicago is a ‘child care desert,’ according to new study
Chicago Tribune
Indiana
- Website to help Indiana parents find child care
The Indianapolis Star - Investment in pre-K will pay off for us all
The Journal Gazette - Opinion: Emphasize pre-K education
The Evansville Courier & Press
Iowa
- Let’s vote for kids this election
Des Moines Register
Massachusetts
- Head Start program to receive $5M in federal funding
WWLP-TV
Missouri
- Promise of universal prekindergarten in KC struggles with politics, money
The Kansas City Star - Support Amendment 3 to expand pre-K education
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Amendment 3: A choice between cheap cigarettes or kids
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Invest in Early Childhood Education By Supporting Amendment 3
emissourian.com
New Hampshire
North Carolina
- Durham Public Schools’ pre-K fees raise diversity concern
The News & Observer - NC governor candidates on teacher pay, school spending, pre-K, other education issues
The News & Observer
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Investing in family structures would help early education success
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pelosi touts Philadelphia’s pre-K plan
The Philadelphia Inquirer - State leaders call for more funding for early childhood education
The Times-Tribune
Texas
- Why one economist told Dallasites, ‘You don’t even have to like children’ to back good pre-K
The Dallas Morning News - Colin Powell challenges Dallas on pre-K initiative: ‘Don’t screw it up’
The Dallas Morning News - Study: Early Childhood Program Cuts Affected Enrollment Among Black Children the Most
KERA-FM - Cuts In Texas Medicaid Hit Rural Kids With Disabilities Especially Hard
NPR/National Public Radio - Early intervention
Houston Chronicle - While some Dallas ISD schools kick out 4-year-olds, another city said no way
The Dallas Morning News
Vermont
- John Wilking: Candidates, What Will You Do To Solve Vermont’s Child Care Challenge?
VTDigger.org - Gaps exist in pre-K background checks
The Burlington Free Press
Virginia