May 1-5, 2017
National News
- Budget Deal for 2017 Includes Increases for Title I, Special Education
Education Week - NBCUniversal Is Building Its Own Children’s Channel
The New York Times - Five unanswered questions about Trump’s tax plan
The Hill - How Trump’s New Tax Plan Could Actually Relieve Parents’ Child Care Costs
Fortune - Ivanka Trump’s West Wing Agenda
The New York Times - Child Care and Tax Credits
The New York Times - Pre-K: Decades Worth of Studies, One Strong Message
NPR - Is America Holding Out on Protecting Children’s Rights?
The Atlantic - To The Citizens Of The United States: Our Children Need Your Protection
The Huffington Post - Let’s Make Early Childhood Education A Bipartisan Issue
The Huffington Post - Nearly Half of Voters Think Congress Should Run With Trump’s Tax Outline
Morning Consult - What Would A Refundable Child Care Credit Mean?
Forbes - A Toddler’s Screen Time Tied to Speech Delay
Health Day
Arizona
- Tempe to offer free preschool program to improve education
East Valley Tribune
Colorado
- Home visitors offer support to families with young children
Daily Record News
Hawaii
- Hawaii Bill to Increase Child Care Oversight Dies
The Associated Press
Illinois
- First Lady launches Illinois Family Connects
The Telegraph
Louisiana
- Child care issues in Louisiana hurting workers and employers, study finds
Best of New Orelans
Maryland
Massachusetts
- A separate but unequal system for day care
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts Senate lays out $1 billion vision to help state’s children
MassLive.com
Michigan
- Column: Preschool encourages development
The Detroit News
Minnesota
- Funding early education: Combine the best of Dayton’s and House GOP’s proposals
Star Tribune - Seeking peace in Minnesota’s war over early education
Star Tribune
Nebraska
- Nebraska mother advocates for child care, development programs
Lincoln Journal-Star
New Hampshire
- Report: Child care costs tip many into poverty
Concord Monitor - House greenlights more money for full-day kindergarten
Concord Monitor
New Mexico
New York
- NYC Mayor Announces Plan for Free Preschool for 3-Year-Olds
The New York Times - New York City’s Pre-K for All recognized among top ‘Innovations in American Government’
Chalkbeat New York
North Carolina
- NC Gov. proposing more than $500,000 in increased funding for early childhood partnership in Guilford County
News & Record - Gov. Cooper proposes child, dependent care tax credit
WNCT-TV
Ohio
Oklahoma
- Learning across generations
EnidNews.com - Oklahoma DHS making ‘good faith efforts’ to reduce child care problems
Tulsa World News
Pennsylvania
- City Council eyes scholarship fund for pre-kindergartners
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Tennessee
- Traumatic early childhood experiences can shape children for life
Times Free Press
Texas
- Commentary: Home visiting programs can help families avoid foster care
Austin American-Statesman
Vermont
Washington
- Spokane woman heading to D.C. to highlight importance of early childhood education
The Spokesman-Review - State to License Outdoor Preschools Under New Law
The Associated Press
Washington, D.C.
- DC’s annual May rumble gets head start with ‘Strolling Thunder’
WTOP-FM - Mayor Bowser promotes initiatives to address DC child care shortage
WJLA-TV
Wisconsin