Weekly Early Childhood Education News Report

July 10-14, 2017

National News

• The Child Tax Credit Is No Elixir for Family Policy
  National Review
• Top Marginal Tax Rates, Child Tax Credits, and Tax Reform in the Trump Era
  Forbes
• What Do We Think Poverty Looks Like?
  The New York Times
• How Trump Can Make Good on His Child-Care Promises
  Bloomberg View
• Something New For Baby To Chew On: Rocket Science And Quantum Physics
  NPR
• Shift From Pre-K to Kindergarten “Fraught With Stress and Uncertainty”; Report Points to 4 Model States Easing the Transition
  The 74
• House Dems press Trump on paid leave plan
  The Hill
• How Severe, Ongoing Stress Can Affect a Child’s Brain
  The Associated Press
• Lieberman: ESSA Allows States to Focus on Often Overlooked Pre-K Ed Players — School Principals
  The 74
• Oral Storytelling Helps Black Boys, Girls at Different Stages, Study Finds
  Education Week
• House Committee Considers Education Spending Bill That Trims Trump’s Cuts, Drops Funding for Private Choice
  The 74
• Hundreds of Orgs Sign On to Call for Expansion of Federal Home Visiting Program
  The Chronicle of Social Change

Alabama

• Alabama pilot program seeks better learning by 3rd grade
  AL.com

Arizona

• Mesa will provide seed funding for pre-kindergarten pilot program, but should it?
  Arizona Republic

California

• California’s Transitional Kindergarten Program Shows Academic Gains
  Education Week

Colorado

• Colorado highlighted in national report on easing transition from preschool to kindergarten
  Denverite

Connecticut

• Proposals To Scale Back Early Childhood Care Raise Concern
  WNPR-FM

Georgia

• New GKIDS Readiness Check Measures Kindergarteners’ Entry-Level Skills
  Georgia Public Broadcasting

Maine

• Waterville Educare class among Maine programs spared of state funding cuts
  Central Maine

Massachusetts

• Early Education Advocates Host Business Leaders
  WAMC-FM
• Advocates Praise Early Education Funding Boost In Massachusetts Budget
  WAMC-FM
• Early education must benefit middle class (Editorial)
  MassLive.com

Michigan

• The high cost of limited access to early childhood education in Detroit
  Model D Media

New Hampshire

• Gov. Sununu To Sign Full-Day Kindergarten Funding Bill
  NHPR

New York

• Gov. Cuomo announces $4.75 million to expand early childhood initiatives in Rochester
  WXXI-AM
• Affirm – and fund – full-day kindergarten in N.Y.: Editorial
  Poughkeepsie Journal

North Carolina

• NC’s prekindergarten efforts shown to help children for years, report card finds
  Herald Sun

Tennessee

• Chattanooga’s Office of Early Learning gains a new director
  Times Free Press

Texas

• Federal Budget Cuts Threaten Dallas School Program
  NBC DFW

Utah

• In our opinion: Pursue family-friendly policies that don’t overly burden business
  Deseret News

Vermont

• Help for Vt. child care providers struggling to meet new requirements
  WCAX-TV

Virginia

• Hub to support early childhood centers launched with help from Robins, Community foundations
  Richmond Times-Dispatch

Washington

• State sets up new department for families
  The Spokesman-Review

Washington, D.C.

• D.C.’s Misguided Attempt to Regulate Daycare
  The Atlantic

West Virginia

• Senators announce over $2.8 million for Head Start programs
  WDTV-TV