October 2-6, 2017
National News
- Getting The Most Out Of Pre-K, ‘The Most Important’ Year In School
NPR - New research finds “Magic 8” preschool classroom practices
The Hechinger Report - Preschool’s hidden value may be in combating poverty
The Hechinger Report - Home Visiting Has Bipartisan Support. So Why Did the Federal Program Lapse?
Education Week - HHS Secretary Tom Price, Advocate for Head Start Block Grants, Resigns
Education Week - The child tax credit could “make or break” the Republican tax plan
Vox - Can Preschool Really Narrow Achievement Gaps?
Education Week - Republicans Hammer Out Child Tax Credit Details
The Wall Street Journal - A Foundation Fueled by Tech Wealth Scales Up a Better Way to Help New Mothers
Inside Philanthropy - Ivanka Trump: Why we need to start teaching tech in Kindergarten
New York Post
Alabama
- Ivey praises Alabama Pre-K program in visit to Auburn daycare
Opelika-Auburn News - $6.5 million grant awarded for learning opportunities for children in critical early years
Montgomery Advertiser
Georgia
- Georgia Pre-K Week dedicated to supporting our youngest learners
Ledger Enquirer - Georgia celebrates 25th anniversary of pre-K program
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Illinois
- Head Start and Early Head Start programs sharing $42 million
The Associated Press - Law enforcement stands behind study that preschool cuts crime
WQAD-TV
Indiana
- Pre-k voucher program comes to St. Joe, Elkhart, Marshall counties
South Bend Tribune
Michigan
- Wilson Foundation gifts $225,000 to expand teacher corps in Detroit, Buffalo
Crain’s Detroit Business
Minnesota
New Mexico
- New Mexico Gets Funding for Home Visiting Program
The Associated Press
Ohio
- Congress must act to save critical children’s health programs: Maria Isabel Herran (Opinion)
Cleveland.com - Ohio gets $35 million federal grant to boost child literacy
The Associated Press
Oklahoma
Oregon
- 140,000 young Oregonians affected as Congress fails to reauthorize health, safety programs
Statesman Journal
Pennsylvania
Texas
- $1.2 million federal grant helps SAC subsidize child care for students
San Antonio Express-News - Rich kids are in pre-K while poor ones are with Grandma
Dallas Morning News
Utah
- Utah Among States With Underpaid Early Childhood Educators
Utah Public Radio
Virginia
- Editorial: The economic reality of regulation begins to sink in
Richmond Times-Dispatch
West Virginia
- West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources receives grant
The Exponent Telegram