Post Views: 7,026 UNK is creating a new community-based workforce development initiative aimed at improving access to high-quality early childhood education in rural Nebraska. (Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications) By TYLER ELLYSONUNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is receiving $2 million in federal funding to support and expand the state’s
The Louisiana Senate will likely restore $24.3 million in funding for early childhood education after a cut to programming caused an outcry from advocates who said nearly 2,000 infants and toddlers could lose daycare access. An unexpected $89 million in anticipated spending money for the coming year will likely be used to help close that
Tuesday, May 21, 2024TOPICS: Politics and Law Share This Post Amy Harfeld, National Policy Director at Children’s Advocacy Institute SAN DIEGO (May 17, 2024) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Children’s Advocacy Institute’s (CAI) Amy Harfeld, National Policy Advocate and Senior Staff Attorney, was quoted by ABC News in a story entitled,
Nearly 500 Chuck E. Cheese Fun Center Locations Across the U.S. to Feature Special Red Nose Day Fundraising Activations, In-Store Events, and Exclusive Entertainment Throughout May NEW YORK, May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Comic Relief US, the nonprofit behind the iconic Red Nose Day campaign to help end child poverty, is partnering with Chuck E.
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — American College of Education® (ACE) has partnered with StraighterLine and its subsidiary, ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI), to provide early childhood educators an affordable way to earn a bachelor’s degree in education online. This new opportunity allows those working in childcare centers, Head Start programs, and preschools to
Currently, if a child protection caseworker in Colorado gets caught falsifying records or lying about checking on children in one county, that person can still get a job in another county. Colorado law also says without a criminal case, a new employer does not have to be informed about that individual’s past behavior. The Colorado
A recent report from the Office of the New York State Comptroller details what is described as “troubling child poverty trends.” The study by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and his staff found what DiNapoli calls “a staggering” number of children living in poverty in New York. The Comptroller’s report said that when compared to other U.S.