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Albert: ‘Great Start’ plans peddle false hope
Detroit News· 8 hours agoSpoiler alert: their plans are unworkable and may work against children from low-income families who need preschool opportunities the most. The proposals...
Florida officials urge low-income parents to get small children swim lessons paid by state
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"We start them as young as 6 months old and we go all the way through adults. So as soon as your ...
This New York Charter School Is Helping Low-Income Students. But the City Is Holding It Back.
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoOn math tests, they outperform every school in New York state. Yet Success Academy kids mostly come...
California budget battle continues over increasing the number of subsidized child care slots
Sacramento Bee via AOL· 14 hours agoThe proposal would freeze the number of available slots at 119,000 and also claw back funding for...
State doubles down on denying Cook Children’s Health Plan Medicaid contract
Dallas Morning News· 14 hours agoThe Texas Health and Human Services Commission said it will award the Medicaid STAR and CHIP...
Could putting more low-income Pasco students in one high school harm their learning?
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPlans to increase the density of low-income students at Pasco High School could lead to lower test...
Trump Vows to End Taxes on Tips in Bid to Woo Restaurant Workers
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 17 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump’s out-of-left-field proposal to eliminate taxes on tipped income for...
Heat waves hit harder for people with disabilities: Study finds increased emergency visits in South...
Medical Xpress· 11 hours agoPrevious research on the impact of these changes has revealed that extreme heat disproportionately...
Oklahoma maintains low national ranking in annual child well-being study
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count report ranks all 50 states with four categories:...
Making early childhood education affordable for low-income families
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoReliable childcare is often the glue that holds low-income families together. Without it, children...