Weekly Early Childhood Education News Report

June 26-30, 2017

FFYF in the News

• Prepared to learn: why early education is so important for Michigan’s children
  Model D Media

National News

• Report on Growth of Early Education Requirements
  Inside Higher Ed
• Child Care Centers Often Don’t Hire The Most Qualified Teachers, Study Shows
  NPR
• Senators propose more help for military families seeking child care
  Military Times
• A Better Way Forward on Family Policy
  National Review
• Eye On Education: Harvard Study Aims To Strengthen Preschool Learning
  CBS Boston
• Why the Child Tax Credit is not enough to help working families
  The Hill

Arizona

• Victoria Steele: Tucson’s children deserve a high-quality early education
  Arizona Daily Star
• Coaching to build confident parents, health, successful families
  White Mountain Independent

California

• Early childhood educators get schooled in working with ‘exceptional’ kids
  KPCC-FM
• Commentary | Parental leave proposal: California must expand protections
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
• New report on transitional kindergarten gives the grade high scores
  KPCC-FM

Delaware

• Governor announces Family Services Cabinet Council Summer Initiative
  Middletown Transcript

Illinois

• Diana Rauner talks budget stalemate, child poverty at City Club
  WLS-TV
• Diana Rauner honored for contributions at annual Rotary luncheon
  Chicago City Wire

Indiana

• Lawmakers Celebrate Pre-K Expansion
  Inside Indiana Business

Louisiana

• Louisiana needs to invest more in children: Editorial
  Times-Picayune

Minnesota

• Community Voices: The importance of investing in Minnesota’s early childhood education
  Twin Cities Daily Planet
• Minnesota adds a new pre-kindergarten program to an already confusing early-ed landscape
  MINN POST

Missouri

• East St. Louis summer preschool gives incoming kindergartners a crash course in school
  St. Louis Public Radio

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Gambles on Big Payout for Full-Day Kindergarten
  Education Week

New York

• NYC mayoral control of schools, full-day kindergarten in potential deal
  Newsday

North Carolina

• Gov. Cooper discusses budget veto with Asheville crowd
  WLOS-TV

Ohio

• Education-assist partnership off to slow start
  The Columbus Dispatch

Pennsylvania

• Pa. House budget plan would spike child care wait lists, advocates say
  Tribune Live
• Expanding pre-K in Lancaster represents a win for the greater community
  Lancaster Online

Texas

• Pre-K 4 SA welcomes first new partner since its founding
  San Antonio Express-News
• Texas lawmakers took partial steps to shore up CPS
  The Dallas Morning News

Washington, D.C.

• Why Some Of D.C.’s Leading Men Of Color Are Heading Back To Preschool
  WAMU-FM