Washington State News

• Ready by Five receives $379,000 federal grant – 8/19/10, Yakima Herald- Republic

National/International

• Officials encourage early education as way to fight crime – 8/18/10, WNYT-TV (NY)
• How to close the achievement gap – 8/16/10, Newsweek (NAT)
• Don't drop out of school innovation – 8/19/10, The New York Times (NAT)
• How Obama got it right on school reform – 8/20/10, The Washington Post (NAT)
  

Research/Policy

• Early learning paves future – 8/19/10, The Times Union (GA)

Washington State

• Child Care Subsidies Among Gregoire Cuts (with interview with DEL Director Bette Hyde) – 8/13/10, KPLU
• WA gov announces $51M in cuts to state welfare – 8/13/10, The Seattle Times
• Pre-K education gets good reviews, frugal funding – 8/11/10, Tri-City Herald
• Editorial: Early learning program is a good investment – 8/10/10, The Daily News

National/International News

• Editorial: Kids Come First – 8/13/10, Florida Today (FL)
• State to spend $1.5m on child care training before rating system begins – 8/12/10, The Journal Times (WI)
• U.S. Government Creates Board for Early Learning – 8/11/10, Blog: Eye on Early Education (MA)
• Better Training on Early Years Urged for Principals – 8/11/10, Education Week (NAT)
• How to get the extra help your child needs – 8/10/10, Washington Post (NAT)
• America left behind – 8/10/10, The Huffington Post
• Child Care Costs More Than College – 8/9/10, New York Times Magazine (NAT)
• Make early education a part of school reform – 8/9/10, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)
• Milk party campaign aims to improve child care in Florida – 8/9/10, The Chicago Tribune (NAT)
• Is Your Child Ready for Preschool? – July 2010, Parenting Magazine (NAT)

Research/Policy

• Impact of pre-K through 3rd grade alignment – 8/12/10, League of Education Voters

Washington State

• Young children need room to stretch their minds – 7/22/10, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

National/International News

• Early start is key to children’s school success – 7/25/10, The South Bend Tribune (IN)
• Quality day care crucial to economy, some business leaders say – 7/25/10, The Macon (GA)
• Preparing kids to learn and succeed – 7/28/10, The Daily Freeman- Journal (IA)
• The value of quality early education demonstrated again in Tennessee study – 7/29/10, The Progressive Pulse (TN)

Research/Policy

• How preschool changes the brain – 7/27/10, WIRED (NAT)
• Obama’s universal preschool push – 7/27/10, FrumForum
• Congress should invest in early learning – 7/29/10, Superior Telegram (WI)

Washington State

• Young children need room to stretch their minds – 7/22/10, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
• Budgets squeeze child care at community colleges – 7/13/10, Crosscut
• How much child care is too much? – 7/19/10, Spokesman Review

National/International News

• Iowa gets funding for home visiting program – 7/22/10, Chicago Tribune (IL)
• “Teach your children well” – 7/21/10, The Huffington Post (NAT)
• Reading and the Third Grade: How to Keep our Kids on the Right Track – 7/21/10, Huffington Post (NAT)
• Pennsylvania keeps tabs on day cares: But some day care providers say the inspections could be more stringent – 7/21/10, York Daily Record (PA)
• Play will get child ready for reading – 7/21/10, Detroit Free Press (MI)
• Voice analysis may help ID autism early – 7/21/10, CNN
• Latin America focuses on early learning – 7/20/10, Global Post (NAT)
• Obama administration has plans for Head Start improvements – 7/20/10, USA Today (NAT)
• Editorial: Cost is high, but need there for rating system for child-care services – 7/20/10, Sheboygan Press (WI)

Research/Policy

• Will ‘Pre-School for All’ survive Illinois Budget Crisis? – 7/20/10, The Hechinger Report: Early Stories Blog (NAT)
• Why Finland gets early childhood education right – 7/16/10, The Hechinger Report: Early Stories Blog (NAT)

Washington State

• Human resources department calls for better investments in children's programs and initiatives – 7/13/10, Thrive By Five Washington (WA)

National/International News

• Public preschool advocates worry about N.J. Gov. Christie’s task force on privatization recommendations – 7/10/10, NorthJersey.com (NJ)
• Is Georgia getting the maximum bang from HOPE Scholarship? Or should more money go to early childhood? – 7/10/10, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)
• Early education access woefully lacking in state – 7/11/10, The Indianapolis Star (IN)
• WISC Editorial Agenda 2010- Time For Kids/ First Five Years – 7/11/10, Channel 3000.com (WI)
  Budget daze: Next governor must rebuild state’s economy – 7/11/10, Gainsville Times (GA)
• Our view on early education: Fix Head Start before throwing money at it – 7/13/10, USA Today (NAT)
• Opposing view on early education: 'Significant dividend' – 7/13/10, USA Today (NAT)
• Early learning in ESEA: Talking about turnarounds – 7/13/10, EducationNews.org (NAT)
• Oregon to receive more than $474 million in additional recovery – 7/13/10, Scottrade (NAT)  
• Seven innovative ideas for pre-k education: Will these projects be funded? – 7/14/10, New America Foundation (NAT)
• Maine voices: Reading success depends greatly on what happens before school – 7/14/10, The Portland Press Herald (ME)
• Albany parents lobby in Sacramento today to stop childcare cuts – 7/14/10, AlbanyPatch (CA)
• Illinois rules to identify ELLs in preschool will go forward – 7/14/10, Education Week (NAT)
• W. Va board OKs 40 counties' preschool plans – 7/14/10, Charleston Daily Mail (WV)
• Hillsboro board reinstates pre-k – 7/15/10, The Journal-News (IL)
• Lt. Gov. Bryant taps panel to study successful pre-k model for Mississippi children – 7/15/10, The Republic (MS)
• Delayed state payments put early childhood research in jeopardy – 7/15/10, Catalyst Chicago (IL)
• Dollars for these scholars? – 7/15/10, The Baltimore Sun (MD)  
• Stritzler: Early education – 7/15/10, Vermont Public Radio (VT)
• For the fourth straight year, Alabama's prekindergarten program ranks at the tops of the heal, but it reaches far too few children – 7/15/10, Birmingham News ( AL)
• Chevron Pascagoula refinery donates $1.25 million to education initiatives; Luncheon draws JFK’s nephew – 7/16/10, The Mississippi Press (MS)
• Cops aim to keep kids out of crime – 7/16/10, The Sun Journal (ME)  
• Petal chosen for national education project – 7/16/10, Hattiesburg American (MS)

Washington State

• Childhood obesity still rising, and parents don't see it – 6/29/10, The Seattle Times
• EDITORIAL: The bonds between parent and child ought to be supported – 6/28/10, The Seattle Times

National/International News

• 'Sandbox Party' sets sights on early education funding – 7/2/10, The Lansing State Journal (MI)
• New Mexico Invests $1 Million For Early Childhood Programs – 7/1/10, GovMonitor (AZ)
• State budget crisis threatens child care throughout county – 7/2/10, The Desert Sun (CA)
• Day care: 4,588 Arkansas children lose access to programs – 7/1/10, KTHV-TV (AK)
• Chat: Educating preschoolers whose native language isn't English – 6/29/10, Education Week
• Mothers Of Autistic Children Suffer In The Workplace – 6/28/10, Forbes Magazine (NAT)
• Cost of child care continues to be biggest burden on working families – 6/28/10, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
• A Place for Play: Why reading programs must combine playful learning with direct instruction – 6/13/10, The American  Prospect (NAT)
• Wisconsin child care rating system to start – 6/24/10, WFRV-TV (WI)

Research/Policy

• Early Learning in ESEA: Talking about Turnarounds – 7/1/10, New America Foundation Blog: Early Ed Watch
• Few States Track Children’s Readiness For School – 6/29/10, New America Foundation Blog: Early Ed Watch
• Federal teacher programs: Are pre-k teachers part of the picture? – 6/29/10, New America Foundation Blog: Early Ed Watch

Washington State News

• Top Microsoft executive shares company views on state issues – 6/16/10, The Bellevue Reporter (WA)

 National News

• Improving 3rd graders’ reading skills – 6/10/10, NPR News, 90.9 FM (MA)
• New steps needed to improve literacy in Mass., report says – 6/10/10, Education Week (NAT)
• Teacher insurance increases means fewer education dollars – 6/11/10, The Oklahoman (OK)
• Education is key to a brighter future – 6/11/10, The Times Record (ME)
• Order protects early childhood ed – 6/12/10, The Tulsa World (OK)
• Early childhood programs improve future workforce – 6/12/10, Santa Fe New Mexican (NM)
• Retired military men push for preschool funding – 6/14/10, KYW Newsradio 1060 (PA)
• A step for quality – 6/14/10, Strategies for Children, Inc. (MA)
• Pre-kindergarten safe – 6/14/10, The Tulsa World (OK)
• First years: Downturn yields long-term setback for young children – 6-15-10, The Commercial Appeal (TN)
• Schools face test on budget math – 6/15/10, The Wall Street Journal (NAT) 
• City students continue to improve on standardized tests – 6/15/10, The Baltimore Sun (MD)
• Dodd seeks to put spotlight on children's issues – 6/15/10, Education Week (NAT) 
• Starting school unprepared sets kids up for failure – 6/15/10, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MN)
• Leaders of tomorrow – 6/15/10, The Times Record (ME)
• Sheriffs convinced that Prepare Maine is good for kids and society – 6/15/10, The Portland Press Herald (ME)
• Summits focus on importance of early childhood programs – 6/15/10, Virgin Islands Daily News (VI)
• Recession taking a toll that may last a lifetime for many children throughout the nation and Minnesota – 6/16/10, MinnPost.com (MN)
• Educare school ready to break ground – 6/17/10, Washington Business Journal (DC)
• Head of state business council encourages business, education alliance – 6/17/10, Dothan Eagle (AL)
• Governor Parkinson forms panel to address early childhood – 6/17/10, Lawrence Journal-World & News (KS)
• R.I.'s new school aid formula: Some will win, some will lose – 6/17/10, The Providence Journal (RI)

Washington State

• United Way vital to getting kids ready for school -- 6/7/10, The Seattle Times

National/International News

• Asking more of preschool: State wants bachelor degree for teachers of the youngest – 6/10/10, The Boston Globe (MA)
• Report: Tough Times Ahead for Children of the Great Recession – 6/8/10, Education Week (NAT)
• Children's quality of life declining, says report – 6/8/10, CNN (NAT)
• More than 1 in 5 kids live in poverty – 6/8/10, USA Today (NAT)
• Early to bed = Better readers – 6/7/10, UPI (NAT)
• Choosing child care takes a lot of care – 6/7/10, The Detroit News: MichMoms Blog
• Music provides the key to early education results – 6/710, The Citizen (NH)
• Dodd plans hearings on 'State Of The American Child' – 6/7/10, Chicago Tribune (IL)
• More than ever, we need Head Start now – 6/5/10, St. Petersburg Times (FL)
• Op-Ed: For business, no better investment than early learning – 6/5/10, Kennebec Journal (ME)

Research/Policy

• Illinois Poised for the First Statewide Regulations on Dual Language Learners in Pre-K – 6/9/10, New America Foundation Blog: Early Ed Watch

Washington State

• Washington applies for $250M in federal dollars – 6/2/10, Associated Press
• Editorial: Early warning on reading – 5/31/10, The Seattle Times
• $25M drive seeks to expand early learning in King County – 5/28/10, Puget Sound Business Journal
• Ballard High School, preschool partnership to end – 5/28/10, The Seattle Times

• Early childhood education efforts would benefit from more coordination, federal official says – 6/3/10, The Times-Picayune (LA)
• Governor creates early childhood council – 6/2/10, Cowboy State Free Press (WY)
• Calif. bill would raise kindergarten age to 5 – 6/2/10, Associated Press
• State considers raising kindergarten age – 6/2/10, ABC News, KGO-TV (CA)
• Governor Creates Early Childhood Education And Care Council – 6/1/10, mycentraloregon.com (OR)
• State budget crisis may impede groundbreaking preschool reform – 6/1/10, Daily Herald (IL)
• Preschools get rated for kids' sake – 6/1/10 – NBC Los Angeles, blog (CA)
• Early childhood cuts slash deeper than just education – 5/30/10, Journal Star (IL)

Research/Policy

• Condition of Education 2010 Report: Where’s early education? – 6/3/10, New America Foundation Blog: Early Ed Watch
• Zooming in on the Common Standard for Reading in Kindergarten – 6/3/10, New America Foundation Blog: Early Ed Watch
• All in one classroom: Blending Head Start and non-Head Start students – 6/2/10, New America Foundation Blog: Early Ed Watch

Washington State

• Low-quality child care can have lasting impact – 5/14/10, The Spokesman-Review

National/International News

• Study finds that effects of low-quality child care last into adolescence – 5/14/10, The Washington Post (NAT)
• Blog: Screen Time, Our Kids and Child Care – 5/14/10, Huffington Post (NAT)
• Australia Invests $273.7 Million For Early Childhood Education – 5/11/10, GovMonitor (Australia)
• Advocates urge lawmakers to fund early childhood education – 5/12/10, Greater Media Newspapers (NJ)
• Letter to the Editor: Pre-k isn't day care – 5/12/10, The Tulsa World (OK)
• Editorial: Preschool requires serious investment – 5/11/10, The Virginian Pilot (VA)  
• Full-day preschool found to benefit boys, black students more – 5/11/10, The Washington Post (NAT)
• A possible "do-over" for early childhood education plan – 5/10/10, Public News Service (NAT)
• Pennsylvania's tough decisions on early education – 5/10/10, Public News Service (NAT)
• 'Preschooler for a Day' teaches importance of early education – 5/10/10, Lake County News (CA)
  

Research/Policy

• Our new page dedicated to ESEA and early learning – 5/12/10, New America Foundation Blog: Early Ed Watch
• Full-day Head Start pre-k gets results in Maryland, study shows – 5/10/10, New America Foundation Blog: Early Ed Watch
• A look at the gains in an all-English classroom – 5/8/10, The Hechinger Report: Early Learning Stories Blog