February 15-19, 2015
Presidential Candidates
National News
- Kindergarten Today: Less Play, More Academics
Education Week - What Will It Take For Employers To Offer On-Site Day Care?
Fast Company - New nonprofit aims to push for social mobility, educational equity
Washington Post - State of the States: Hawaii, N.H., Pa., R.I., Wyo.
Education Week - A New Public Finance Tool to Help the Most Vulnerable
TIME - Ask A Scientist: Add Patterns to Kindergarten Common Core Math?
Education Week - Ask A Scientist: What Should Preschool Math Look Like?
Education Week - The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code
The Nation - How Much ESSA Work Gets Done Under Obama vs. the Next President?
Education Week - Senate committee schedules confirmation hearing for John King as education secretary
The Washington Post
Alaska
- Why Alaska should invest in early childhood education during budget crisis
Alaska Dispatch News Online - My Turn: Why we should invest in early childhood education
Juneau Empire
California
- Santa Cruz County seeks funds for Nurse-Family Partnership for first-time moms in poverty
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Full-day kindergarten is district priority
InsideBayArea.com
Colorado
- Three Colorado preschools reach top level in quality rating system
The Denver Post - Rating Colorado child-care systems
KUSA-TV
Connecticut
- Child care funding: A choice between the struggling and destitute
The Connecticut Mirror
Florida
- The growing pressure on America’s middle class
The Florida Times-Union
Illinois
- Child Care Providers Still Hurting From Illinois Budget Problems
WBEZ-FM - Rauner to plug schools in new budget
Crain’s Chicago Business Online - Rauner’s focus on education gets positive reaction
The State Journal-Register Online
Indiana
- New Report Shows Pre-K Is Growing In Some Areas Of State
Indiana Public Media - Lilly Foundation, United Way Announce Expanded Partnership
WFYI-FM
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
- Senate GOP, child care providers ask Dayton to halt union election
Star Tribune - Legislature poised for another preschool debate
MPR News Presents – Minnesota Public Radio - Sneaky vote to unionize child-care providers would hijack public dollars
Star Tribune
Missouri
- Nixon announces $5 million for early childhood education project in Joplin through Missouri Start Smart
KOAM-TV Online - Kansas City Child Care Workers Provide Essential Services For Low Wages
KCUR-FM
New Hampshire
- Defeat of kindergarten bill is a costly mistake
Concord Monitor Online
New Jersey
- Assemblywoman: Use Property Tax Relief Funds to Expand Preschool Offerings
NJ Spotlight - Early Childhood Offerings Would Expand With New Legislative Package
NJ Spotlight
New Mexico
- New Mexico Legislature approaches budget agreement
Associated Press
New York
- Assemblyman Matt Titone’s 2016 focus: Kids and education
SILive.com - Dispute With New York City Threatens Success Academy’s Pre-K
The New York Times - How New York Made Pre-K a Success
The New York Times - New York weighs new approach to high child care costs
Associated Press - New York City kids who attend pre-K classes more likely to try out for gifted programs
New York Daily News
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
- School Notes: Kindergarteners’ scores up
Portland Tribune
South Carolina
- Expansion provides parenting help to more SC poor mothers-to-be
Associated Press – Columbia Bureau - Early Childhood Initiative gives Florence children an early relationship with learning
SCNOW.com
Texas
- It’s Time For Universal, Full Day Pre-K In Texas, Says Children At Risk
KERA-FM - Texas Pre-K Grants Tied to Teacher Training
Education Week - Irving ISD to offer full-day Pre-K next fall
The Dallas Morning News
Utah
- Preschool and kindergarten changes being weighed by lawmakers
Standard-Examiner Online
Virginia
- Teaching the First Teachers
Richmond Magazine - Charlottesville, Albemarle Schools Receive Grant for Preschool Programs
WVIR-TV
Washington
- Bill to help count homeless children stalls in Legislature
The Seattle Times - Lessons in care: a doctor’s take on Seattle’s homeless
The Seattle Times Online
Wyoming
- Head Start needs ‘money, money, money’
Times Herald Online