May 7-12, 2017
FFYF in the News
- Four Education Priorities Democrats and Republicans Can Agree On
Education Week - Universal pre-K has broad bipartisan support. But it’s not a priority in Washington.
trustED - Embracing vocational skills will help solve the school dropout dilemma
The Hill
National News
- To Lift Growth, Janet Yellen Says, Make It Easier for Women to Work
The New York Times - Early-Childhood Teachers
Education Week - Use tax code to help more families: Rep. Mike Kelly and Mark K. Shriver
The Huffington Post - Will Trump give working families a break?
Houston Chronicle - How Trump’s Tax Breaks Will Help, And Hurt, Working Mothers
GOOD - 74 Interview: Harvard Researcher David Deming Takes the Long View on Head Start, Integration
The 74 - How AI will supercharge early-childhood education
Axios - Working Families Spend at Least 15 Percent of Their Income on Child Care—Trump’s Tax Plan Does Little to Help Them
Glamour - HHS Ponders Eliminating Preschool Expulsion Data in National Survey
Education Week
California
- Parents in South San Francisco Skip Work, Brave the Elements in the Name of Affordable Child Care
NBC Bay Area - Brown’s revised budget restores California’s early childhood education money
KPCC-FM - SF Mayor Lee wants to expand homeless child care in the city
San Francisco Chronicle
Georgia
Hawaii
- Day Care Liability Bill Awaits Hawaii Governor’s Signature
The Associated Press
Idaho
Illinois
- Commentary: Let’s help pre-K children succeed, not expel them
Chicago Tribune
Kansas
- Editorial: Early literacy is crucial for development
The Topeka Capital-Journal
Maine
- Maine’s Speaker of the House Sponsors Legislation to Reduce Child Poverty
WABI-TV - What Maine can do to show it cares about its kids
Bangor Daily News
Michigan
- Kellogg Foundation Giving $51M to Public Schools in Hometown
The Associated Press - New report shows just how much it costs to meet basic needs in Michigan
Michigan Radio - Column: Enhancing the pre-K experience
The Detroit News
Minnesota
- What early childhood investment means to my family and me
MINN Post - Economist says early childhood education spending has big payoff
MPR News - What happened to making child care affordable?
MINN Post
Nebraska
- The Public Pulse: Invest in early education
Omaha World-Herald
New Mexico
- Santa Fe Rejects Soda Tax That Would Support Pre-K
Education Week - Time to tap the permanent fund for pre-K
Albuquerque Journal
New York
- Most New Yorkers back free or low-cost child care even if it means they have to pay more taxes
New York Daily News - Is ‘3-K for All’ Good for All? De Blasio’s Preschool Plan Troubles Some
The New York Times - De Blasio, Expanding an Education Program, Dismisses Past Approaches
The New York Times
Pennsylvania
Texas
- Texas votes to give immigration lockups child care licenses
The Associated Press - Texas’ youngest kids couldn’t be suspended from school under bill passed by House
Dallas Morning News
Vermont
Washington
- How affordable child care could reduce the gender inequities at work
The Seattle Times - Seattle preschool allows moms and kids to work side-by-side
KING-TV
Wisconsin
- Tuesday on Lake Effect: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Teacher Appreciation Week, Self-driving Cars
WUWM-FM