Weekly Early Childhood Education News Report

 

June 12-16, 2017

 

National News

• A Berkeley professor says preschoolers need the academic skills parents are rebelling against
  Quartz
• A powerful pairing: Pre-K boosts future incomes and reduces risk of jail, especially when schools spend more
  Chalkbeat
• A New Push for Early Ed: While Some States Expand Pre-K, Most Don’t Require (or Fund) Full-Day Kindergarten
  The 74
  Bailey: Why U.S. Schools Should Look to British Pre-K Standards for Best Early Childhood Ed
  The 74
• New Study Touts Gains From Academic Preschools
  Education Week
• Kids Count Report Finds Positive Gains on Child Well-Being, With Areas of Concern
  Education Week
• NHPR’s Rewind: What We Can Learn From Italian Child Care
  Education Week
• Education Needs Big Ideas
  U.S. News & World Report

California

• Huge boost in state arts funding includes support for pre-K programs
  KPCC-FM

Colorado

• Gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis wants to make preschool and full-day kindergarten free. That could prove tough.
  Chalkbeat

Connecticut

• Report: Connecticut tops for kids
  CT Post

Florida

• Significant funding gap for Pre-K programs, FSW study says
  Naples Herald

Indiana

• More Indiana Counties to Offer State-Funded Prekindergarten
  Education Week
• ‘On My Way Pre-K’ can help both kids, parents in Southern Indiana
  News and Tribune

Massachusetts

• Ending Child Abuse And Maltreatment In The U.S.: What We Know And How To Move Forward
  The Huffington Post

Michigan

• Michigan’s preschool program ranked 15th nationally for student access
  com
• Kresge and Kellogg Foundations Join Forces to Boost Early Childhood Education in Detroit
  WDET-FM
• How generous private donations have created a tale of two pre-Ks in Detroit
  Chalkbeat

Montana

• Montana in midst of expanding quality preschool
  Missoulian
• Sandoval signs bill increasing safety requirements for Nevada child care facilities
  KDNV-TV

New Hampshire

• Proposed Rule Changes for Child Care Centers Face Opposition
  New Hampshire Public Radio
• H. lawmakers defer kindergarten funding decision
  Concord Monitor

New York

• Morris & Yoshikawa: The Short-Term Economic Argument for Expanding Access to Preschool
  The 74
• Success Academy Wins Round in Fight Over Preschool Oversight
  The New York Times
• Pre-k enrollment for city homeless kids doubles for 2017
  New York Daily News
• Subsidized child care is moving to the city’s Dept of Ed. Here’s what that means for providers
  Chalkbeat

North Carolina

• Report puts NC in the bottom half of the U.S. for child well-being
  Citizen-Times | 6/14/17

Ohio

• High-quality preschool seats on the rise, says PRE4CLE annual report
  Crain’s Cleveland Business

Oklahoma

• CAP Tulsa to open early childhood education center in former Union elementary school
  Tulsa World

Texas

• Northwest schools expand pre-K to include paying students
  Star-Telegram

Washington

• We must invest in home visiting to protect our communities | Rep. Reichert
  Issaquah Reporter