October 9-13, 2017
FFYF in the News
National News
- PACE Act is a bipartisan path to affordable child care
Kansas City Star - With a flexible work schedule, working out how much child care coverage to get
The Washington Post - Budget Tangles Ensnare Key Early-Childhood Programs
Education Week - Child Tax Credit In The Unified Framework: Nothing To See Here
Forbes - Head Start may protect against foster care placement
Medical Xpress - Ivanka Trump focuses efforts on tax overhaul fight
Associated Press - Kindergarten Assessments Begin to Shape Instruction
Education Week - Early Education for Young Dual-Language Learners Weak in Many States, Report Finds
Education Week - Ivanka Trump continues to make child tax credit push directly to members of Congress
CNN.com
Colorado
- This Colorado ski town had an early childhood education crisis. Here’s what local leaders did about it.
Chalkbeat - Denver organization to launch national prize for early childhood innovation
Chalkbeat
Maryland
New Mexico
- CYFD to roll out new support system for early childhood programs in New Mexico
Las Cruses Sun-News
North Carolina
- To help level the playing field, start at birth
Charlotte Observer
Oregon
- Tell Congress communities benefit most from family programs
Statesman Journal
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Virginia
- Early childhood education key for business growth, speakers say
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Washington