January 4-8, 2016
Kris Perry, FFYF and Invest in US Coverage
- The state of Obama’s promises
Washington Examiner - Welcome to First Grade Kindergarten
S. News & World Report
Presidential Candidates
- Candidates Diverge Widely on Taxes, Growth and Lifting the Middle Class
Wall Street Journal Online - Five questions the candidates need to be asked, immediately
POLITICO - What Candidates Should be Talking about in 2016: Six Ideas from New America
EdCentral - 5 Early Childhood Education Stories to Follow in 2016
S. News & World Report - Williams: The Fight to Boost Student Literacy Is Happening Years Too Late
The Seventy Four
National News
- Website Spotlights Programs Using Technology to Support Early Literacy
Education Week - What Are John King’s Edu-Predictions for 2016?
Education Week - Your Favorite Early Years Posts of 2015
Education Week - Is Pre-K All It’s Cracked Up To Be?
FiveThirtyEight - Why California Needs Way More Bilingual Preschool Teachers
The Huffington Post - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Every Student Succeeds Act
Education Week - John King Talks ESSA, Priorities for 2016, and Being an ‘Acting’ Education Secretary
Education Week - Law Adds to Pre-K’s Stature as Federal-State Priority
Education Week - What do you do when you can’t afford childcare? You get creative.
The Washington Post - After feds bungle management, contractor to resume control of Army child-care program
The Washington Post - Kids And Screen Time: A Peek At Upcoming Guidance
NPR/National Public Radio - Long before learning ABCs, tots recognize words are symbols
Associated Press - Paid Family Leave Gets More Attention, but Workers Still Struggle
The New York Times
Alaska
Arkansas
California
- Educating youngest kids tops next California Assembly speaker’s agenda
The Sacramento Bee Online - New budget proposal for preschool doesn’t include new funds
KPCC-FM
Colorado
- Rules for licensed child care centers change
Associated Press
Delaware
- With ESSA Passage, Delaware Offers Lessons
Education Week
Florida
- Lessons Learned Early: Why VPK Teachers Want To Test Students Before Summer Break
WJCT-FM - Pressing children’s issues face Florida lawmakers
The Miami Herald
Illinois
- Rauner: No Help for Chicago Schools Unless Emanuel Pushes Agenda
Associated Press - This App Sends You A Detailed Report of Your Child’s Day While They’re At Daycare
Chicago Inno
Louisiana
- Boost in child care aid for 15,000 takes effect
The Advocate
Maine
Maryland
- Nick Mosby calls for property tax cuts, universal pre-K, police reform
The Baltimore Sun - ‘Governor’s Young Readers’ Initiative begins in Baltimore City
Baltimore Times - Head Start program aims to improve families’ eating habits through their youngest members
The Baltimore Sun
Michigan
- Kresge kicks off $20-million early childhood initiative
Detroit Free Press - Don’t leave Detroit’s youngest out of turnaround
Detroit Free Press
Minnesota
New York
- Mayor deserves an ‘A’ for his ‘Pre-K for All’
Staten Island Advance - Bill de Blasio Is New York’s Most Progressive Mayor in Decades-Is That Enough?
The Nation Online - Advocates push on pre-K pay, with nod to de Blasio’s minimum wage move
POLITICO States - Child care subsidies at risk of losing millions
WKBW-TV - Mayor: City’s 3 to 3 Learning Initiative Showing Progress
WXXI-AM
Ohio
- Early Head Start seeks to educate needy families’ youngest
Columbus Dispatch Online
Pennsylvania
- Mayor Kenney’s speech: ‘Make every neighborhood the best it can be’
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Texas
- DISD superintendent’s focus is on teacher pay, leaky schools
The Dallas Morning News
West Virginia
- Report: Pre-K Programs Put W.Va. Students Ahead in Literacy
WVPB-FM – Online