February 22-26, 2015
Presidential Candidates
- Sanders on affordable child care
MSNBC - How Meaty Are the Presidential Candidates’ Online K-12 Positions?
Education Week - Op-Ed: Save the Children Action Network
Dallas County News
National News
- A growing number of states are turning to an unconventional public/private financing arrangement to help address social problems
Associated Press - Early Childhood Programs Missing Many Minority Children
Education Week - Groups Urge ‘Whole-Child’ Approach to Counteract Poverty
Education Week - Obama advisers see steady economic growth and widening inequality
The Washington Post - PBS to Launch Round-The-Clock Children’s TV, Online Service
Associated Press - Preschool Age Children Gauge What’s ‘Fair’ Differently Than Adults
Science World Report - Three key things to know about Obama’s new education chief
The Washington Post - Science Achievement Gaps, Present in Early Years, Persist Over Time
Education Week - Bipartisan optimism that John King Jr. will be confirmed as Obama’s education secretary
The Washington Post
Alaska
- Early education still a high priority in tough budget times
News-Miner
Arizona
- Can Early Childhood Education Improve Business Community?
Arizona Public Media - Educare Arizona adds key development officer | AZ Big Media
Arizona Business Magazine Online
Illinois
- Rauner creates cabinet to deal with children’s issues
Associated Press
Kentucky
- Jefferson County Head Start jobs in limbo over grant
Associated Press – Louisville Bureau
Maine
- Maine Voices: ‘Pay for success’ learning strategy could be smart move for kids, society
Minden Press-Herald – Online
Massachusetts
- State raises expectations, but not pay, for preschool teachers
The Boston Globe - Many preschool teachers in Mass. struggle to make ends meet
Boston.com
Minnesota
- Legislators offer preview of upcoming education debate
Star Tribune - Child care providers sue Dayton, state employees over unionization
Star Tribune - New strategies, expanded preschool, are key to improving education
Star Tribune
Mississippi
- Will 2016 be the year Mississippi prioritizes child care?
The Hechinger Report
Missouri
- Foundation Formula would be easier to fund under Republican lawmaker’s measure
Louis Post-Dispatch Online
Nebraska
- Home visitors help low-income families educate Omaha kids
WRAL-TV Online
New Hampshire
- Mary Heath It’s time for full-day kindergarten in NH
New Hampshire Union Leader Online
New Mexico
- Early childhood ed helps build future workforce
Las Cruces Sun-News Online - Mayor Ken Miyagishima’s 2016 State of the City Address
M. Politics
New York
- Bridging America’s economic divide
CNBC Online - Universal pre-K helps more than just toddlers
CNBC Online - With unusual bluntness, de Blasio criticizes Success over pre-K
Capital New York Magazine
Ohio
- Ginther says preschool education key to lifting neighborhoods
The Columbus Dispatch - How We Brought Quality Preschool to Scale
Education Week
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Kenney Admin. Continues Push To Get Parents To Sign Up For Quality Pre-K Programs
KYW-TV - Mayor’s commission pitches Philadelphia City Council on universal pre-K
Newsworks - Praise, concerns voiced at public hearing on Philly pre-K
com - Time to unlock the door to pre-K
com - Commitment to pre-K education pays big dividends
Bucks County Courier Times Online
South Dakota
Tennessee
- Once seeking to scrap pre-K, Tennessee’s biggest pre-K critic votes to improve it
Chalkbeat Tennessee
Utah
- Bills boosting kindergarten getting Utah lawmakers’ support
Associated Press
Virginia
- Richmond Early Childhood Program sees tremendous growth
Voice News - Teachers are using theater and dance to teach math — and it’s working
The Washington Post - Enriching Early Childhood Experiences by Integrating the Arts
Real Clear Education - The case for investing in early education
Tide Water News
Washington
- Ex-lawmaker Ross Hunter wants better preschool quality, more money from Olympia
The Seattle Times - Support early childhood education to really fix Washington education system
Yakima Herald-Republic