Source: Huffington Post, July 22, 2012 The analysts’ estimates suggest that some 47 million people in the U.S., or 1 in 6, were poor last year. An increase of one-tenth of a percentage point to 15.2 percent would tie the 1983 rate, the highest since 1965. The...
Source: First Focus – June 27, 2012 First Focus recently published Children’s Budget 2012, an analysis of more than 180 federal investments in children. The report finds that discretionary spending on children has declined for two consecutive years,...
The Committee for Economic Development released a new report on June 26, 2012, “Unfinished Business: Continued Investment in Child Care and Early Education is Critical to Business and America’s Future,” highlighting the importance of having...
Source: National Institute of Early Education Research – April 10, 2012 The National Institute of Early Education Research (NIEER) has published its 2011 State Preschool Yearbook (April 2012). The Yearbook ranks states on funding of pre-K programs and their...
DATE TOPIC LOCATION/REGION REGISTRATION August 14, 2012 2:00-3:30 p.m. Promoting School Readiness through Home Visitation Webinar June August 6-8, 2012 8:30-4:30 Putting Together A Comprehensive Prenatal Curriculum Southeast June October 24th & 25th, 2012...
State Supt. Tony Evers issued a statement regarding news that Wisconsin is among five states invited to apply for a second round of federal Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge funding. The statement is available through...
MADISON — State Superintendent Tony Evers joined Governor Scott Walker today at Franklin Elementary School in Wausau as the governor signed important education legislation into law. “I am pleased that Governor Walker signed into law the bill that incorporates...
Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI) Issues Report on the Positive Impact of Investing in Early Learning and Development; Sees YoungStar as a Promising Mechanism for Change The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI), a free-market “think tank,” has...
Source: Ray Marshall Center – Retrieved March 23, 2012 A recent brief published by the Ray Marshall Center describes the dual-generation strategy theory of change (2012), which suggests that the combination of three core components – high quality...
