NNPA NEWSWIRE — NIEER just released its 2023 State of Preschool Yearbook, which annually tracks state-funded preschool enrollment, funding, and quality across states. This year’s report...
By Mayor Sheng Thao When I took office in January, I knew that my Administration would be facing a large deficit. In fact, with a $360...
The proposal closes a $360 million two-year deficit while investing in affordable housing, infrastructure, and early childhood education. By Post Staff Mayor Sheng Thao this week released her “One Oakland” Fiscal...
By Diana Lambert EdSource California teachers could get a last-minute reprieve from a law that requires them to take additional courses to teach transitional kindergarten. Assembly...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — “Students don’t see themselves in those who are teaching them. And those who are teaching them — while well meaning — do not...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The city of Birmingham was selected as one of five American cities to replicate Providence Talks, a free, citywide early childhood program that...
BLACK VOICE NEWS — The life of a preschooler is filled with arts, crafts, indoor and outdoor play, making new friend and yes, band-aids and ouch reports,...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Research leaves no doubt about the magnitude of development in the first five years of life.
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –Increased investment in early childhood education and care can eradicate many of the racial success gaps that persist throughout...
JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is following up on his promise to expand early education opportunities for tens of thousands...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Though the nation increasingly recognizes the importance of early childhood education, young African Americans and other...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ran on a campaign to fund full-day public preschool for all New York...
