Weekly Early Childhood Education News Report

May 29-June 2, 2017

National News

• Free Play or Flashcards? New Study Nods to More Rigorous Preschools
  The New York Times
• When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline
  NPR
• Home Visiting CEOs Hit Capitol Hill
  The Chronicle of Social Change
• State Preschool Funding Now Above Pre-Recession Levels, Enrollment Climbing
  Education Week
• How to Build the Best Preschools
  The New York Times
• President Trump’s Tax Reform Delays Could Already Be Hurting the Economy
  Fortune
• Why don’t more tech companies offer on-site child care?
  The Outline
• Does Dad Time With Infants Boost Babies’ IQ?
  HealthDay

Alabama

• Pre-kindergarten program remains bright spot for Alabama education
  Montgomery Advertiser

California

• First Educare Early Childhood Education School in SoCal Breaks Ground in Long Beach
  Long Beach Post

Hawaii

• Maui to Get $1M in Federal Funds for Head Start
  Maui Now

Illinois

• Why “Pay for Success” Financing Could Cost Taxpayers More Than They Bargained For
  In These Times

Michigan

• A five-star start: How a rating system is improving quality in Detroit’s early childhood centers
  Model D
• Home visiting service offered for UP families
  WLUC-TV

New Hampshire

• Keno for kindergarten? NH House bets on gaming
  Fosters

New Jersey

• Child care options lacking in South Jersey, report shows
  Press of Atlantic City

New York

• State needs home visiting
  Kearney Hub

North Carolina

• Durham Head Start receives $4M grant expansion
  WTVD-TV

Ohio

• Cuyahoga County to see if private funds can support pre-kindergarten programs
  Cleveland.com

Oregon

• Study shows benefits from an Oregon early learning program
  Associated Press

Pennsylvania

• Midstate DAs call for more funding for child abuse prevention programs
  The Sentinel
• Here are three good reasons for Pa. to expand early-childhood programs: Peter Grollman
  Penn Live

South Carolina

• Proposed policy aims to lower child care costs
  WCSC-TV

Tennessee

• For the first time, Tennessee awards pre-K funding based on quality, not quantity
  Chalkbeat

Virginia

• Virginia shrugs its shoulders at needy children
  The Washington Post

West Virginia

• Jennifer Garner, Joe Manchin: Congress must oppose cuts to child care, early schooling
  Charleston Gazette-Mail