“Children could suffer if Pa. doesn’t get Medicaid money”
Posted by Bill Bentley on Jul 29, 2010 at 3:52 PMAs Voices advocate Joan Benso says, summer is a carefree time for children, but this summer, some of their parents and guardians have a lot to worry about. The president and CEO of Voices member group Pennsylvannia Partnerships for Children,…
A victory for child care in Wisconsin
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Jul 1, 2010 at 8:48 PMA new quality system for child care in Wisconsin scored a legislative victory recently, securing a unanimous vote by that state’s Joint Finance Committee. The proposed program, known as YoungStar, would make it easier for parents to choose the best…
Racial gaps in early learning
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on May 20, 2010 at 6:58 PMEarly Ed Watch yesterday provided an excellent overview of the early learning listening tours being conducted now by the Department of Education. As Congress considers renewing federal education programs, one issue we’d like policymakers to listen to is…
Where does your state rank on student reading?
Posted by Casey_Labrack on May 19, 2010 at 3:34 PMThe Annie E. Casey Foundation’s comprehensive report, “Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters,” this week drew attention to the problem of student underperformance in reading. Now that data has been integrated with the Foundation’s…
Curbing the cost of child care
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on May 13, 2010 at 4:07 PM“Who knew that today’s parents would need a trust fund to pay for child care, let alone college? In 39 states, the cost of one year’s worth of infant day care exceeds the cost of one year’s tuition at a…
