April 10-14, 2017
FFYF in the News
National News
- 5 things you need to know about child care and taxes
MarketWatch - What Are the Long-Term Academic Goals in States’ ESSA Plans?
CNBC - Paid Family Leave and Child Care Could Erase Motherhood Wage Penalty
U.S. News & World Report - Can Trump and Congress Solve the Rubik’s Cube of Tax Reform?
- The New York Times
- Trump won’t touch tax reform until healthcare passes
Axios - The American Dream Hinges on Family
National Review - U.S. Department of Education Announces Key Hires
Education Week - Gen. Colin Powell On His New Effort to Help Kids Succeed
TIME - Home visiting supporters push for funding
POLITICO Morning Education - Kids are better readers than they were more than a decade ago
USA Today - One huge thing to know before having a kid
The Washington Post - Trump’s budget priorities are toxic to American families
The Huffington Post
Arizona
Connecticut
Idaho
- Head Start helps in many ways
Idaho Mountain Express
Illinois
- Report suggests little benefit to delaying kindergarten
Chicago Tribune - From the community: PNC Foundation Surprises Pre-K Teachers with Gift Cards To Fund Classroom Projects
Chicago Tribune
Indiana
- Free preschool creates new opportunities
The Star Press - Indiana’s children are surviving but not thriving
Chicago Tribune - Investment in pre-K will pay off manyfold
Journal-Gazette - Online Preschool Draws Questions As Legislators Debate Scope of Proposed Expansion
WIBC-FM
Louisiana
- Learning Lessons for the Classroom: Attending an Early Childhood Ancillary Certificate Program
Education Week
Maryland
- High school should be more like preschool
The Hechinger Report
- School-based daycare in South Baltimore helps teen parents graduate
The Baltimore Sun
Michigan
Minnesota
- Bipartisan help for pregnant teens
Osakis Review - State education commissioner talks pre-k funding in Austin
Post Bulletin
Mississippi
- Congressman Thompson: Head Start, Early Head Start vital to this community
Delta Democrat-Times
Nebraska
- Supporting Healthy Families
York News-Times
New Mexico
- My View: Opposing sugar tax while supporting pre-K makes sense
Santa Fe New Mexican - Governor Vetoes Home Visiting Bill
KUNM-FM - No tacos for voters, Pre-K group decides
Albuquerque Journal - Academic studies look at long-term effects of pre-K
Albuquerque Journal
New York
- Central New Yorkers Struggle to Find Child Care
TWC News - Universal pre-K improves kids’ health in a hidden, powerful way, according to a new study
Business Insider
Ohio
- Poverty down in Ohio, but families remain at risk: report
Cincinnati Enquirer
Oklahoma
- Parents in Oklahoma City who work atypical hours seek nontraditional child care
NewsOK - ImpactTulsa Urges Parents to Enroll Four-Year-Olds in Pre-K Now
Public Radio Tulsa
South Dakota
- Waiting list expected to grow for Head Start preschool
The Associated Press
Texas
- School choice and Abbott’s pre-K program are losers in House budget
Statesman - Early childhood teacher certification would boost Texas efforts to teach youngest students, lawmaker says
The Dallas Morning News - United Way approves funds to meet community goals
Times Record News - Commentary: State’s pre-K is critical to the success, future of Texas
American-Statesman - Proposed Texas Bill Would Allow Teachers To Get Certified In Early Childhood Education
KERA-FM
Vermont
Washington, D.C.
- D.C. mayor’s budget plan aims to ease shortage of infant and toddler care
The Washington Post - Mandating Child-Care Degrees
Inside Higher Ed - DC mayor proposes $15M fix for child care shortage amid baby boom
WTOP-FM
Wisconsin
- The High Cost of Quality Child Care
Urban Milwaukee - Milwaukee Educare Helps Low-Income Preschoolers Learn By Connecting With Parents
WUWM-FM - Bumpy roll-out of Wisconsin child care program prompts fixes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Effects of Childhood Trauma Reverberate Through Generations of Milwaukeeans
WUWM-FM