Weekly Early Childhood Education News Report

January 2-6, 2017

Kris Perry, FFYF, and Invest in US Coverage

• Become a champion for young children this year
  Durham Herald Sun

National News

• 5 Education Stories To Watch In 2017
  NPR
• Child Care Scarcity Has Very Real Consequences For Working Families
  NPR
• Blackburn, Ivanka Trump working to make child care affordable
  CNN
• 5 Numbers That Explain Education in 2016
  The Atlantic
• More Than 600 Head Start Programs to Lengthen Hours Under New Funding
  Education Week
• Morning Education
  POLITICO Morning Education
• Children, parents, U.S. suffer because quality, affordable child care is lacking
  The Washington Post
• A Call for Research, Training, and Standards for Early-Childhood STEM
  Education Week
• Donald Trump and K-12 Education: Five Things to Watch in 2017
  Education Week

Alabama

• Gov. Bentley: Pre-K approach should extend through third grade
  AL.com

California

• Mayor’s Fund For Education To Focus On Early Childhood Education From Outset
  Long Beach Post

Indiana

• Road funding, pre-K to drive debate at 2017 General Assembly
  Indianapolis Star
• Advocates: Spend $50M a year on prekindergarten
  Indianapolis Star
• Universal pre-K funding to be big topic for 2017 General Assembly
  WSBT-TV

Kansas

• Editorial: Child care is too expensive in Kansas
  The Topeka Capital-Journal

Louisiana

• Is child care in Louisiana affordable? Report says yes, but local experts disagree
  The Times-Picayune

Minnesota

• Dayton eyes tax help for low-income families, child care
  The Associated Press

Montana

• Early education is an investment
  Montana Standard

New Hampshire

• Full-Day Kindergarten: The Challenges and Benefits of Increasing Funding for Kindergarten Programs
  NHPR-FM

New Jersey

• Op-Ed: Leaving New Jersey’s Young Children Out in the Cold 
  NJ Spotlight

New Mexico

• Use fund for childhood education
  Albuquerque Journal
• Home visit program reduces costly medical services for newborns
  Las Cruses Sun-News
• Investment returns to boost money for schools
  Albuquerque Journal

New York

• Cuomo: NY should increase child care tax credit
  The Associated Press

North Carolina

• Study: Pre-K Boosts Growth in Kindergarten
  WCQS-FM

Pennsylvania

• Commentary: Let Pa.’s resolution for 2017 be expanded access to pre-K
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
• Philadelphia Pre-K Expansion Starts Today
  KYW-TV
• Philadelphia Celebrates First Day Of Newly Funded Pre-K Initiative
  KYW-TV

Texas

• EDITORIAL: Pre-K must be a priority issue in the Legislature
  Beaumont Enterprise

West Virginia

• Report: Most WV Head Start teachers have degrees
  Charleston Gazette-Mail