Weekly Early Childhood Education News Report

July 31-August 4, 2017

National News

• How to Prepare Preschoolers for an Automated Economy
  The New York Times
• Early-Childhood Education Fan Rep. John Delaney Running for President
  Education Week
• It’s Time to Rethink the Issue, Ivanka: Child Care Costs Are the Problem
  Townhall
• Guess What? We’re All Born With Mathematical Abilities
  NPR
• AAP: All Kids Need Access to Quality Early Education
  MedPage Today
• Federal Agencies Cooperating More on Early Learning, GAO Report Finds
  Education Week
• Moving Past Health Care, White House Looks to Tax Reform
  The New York Times
• Informal and Formal Child Care Focus of New Harvard Study
  Education Week
• Kids Who Live In Poor Neighborhoods Start Kindergarten A Year Behind, Study Shows
  KERA-FM
• Social and Emotional Learning Under ESSA
  New America

California

• Home nursing visits provide wide-ranging benefits for mothers, young children
  Los Angeles Daily News
• Final Modules In Place For New Long Beach Educare
  The Grunion

Colorado

• One Denver childcare chain is trying to address the shortage of qualified preschool teachers
  Denverite

Florida

• Stephanie Murphy introduces new bill to help families pay for child care
  Orlando Weekly

Illinois

• For PNC, early childhood education is a priority
  Journal Star
• Chicago Launches New Online Preschool Application Site
  CBS Chicago

Indiana

• Report: Work Requirement Makes Indiana Lag Behind In Pre-K Access
  WBAA-FM

Iowa

• Congressman Young hears case for reauthorization of VNA home visitation program
  Daily Nonpareil

Kansas

• Congressman Yoder pushes for bill to expand child care tax benefits
  Kansas City Star

Mississippi

• What does online preschool look like in Mississippi?
  The Hechinger Report

Montana

• Governor Bullock announces preschool opportunities in communities across Montana, Small Wonder in Lewistown receives STARS Preschool Grant
  KXLO-TV
• Gazette opinion: Montana hospitals’ preschool remedy
  Billings Gazette

Nebraska

• UNO, UNMC focused on keeping graduates in Nebraska
  The Columbus Telegram

New Jersey

• Administration Alerts Districts About Qualifying for $25M in New Pre-K Funds 
  NJ Spotlight

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania revises early-learning provider program
  WHTM-TV
• Editorial: We all can do our part to improve childhood in America
  Reading Eagle

Tennessee

• TN report: Adverse childhood experiences impact brain development
  WATE-TV

Vermont

• Chloe Learey: Positive outcomes from early intervention
  VT Digger

Washington

• Spokane community college students face child care rate hikes
  The Spokesman-Review

West Virginia

• Michele Baranaskas: Home visitors need congressional support 
  Charleston Gazette-Mail