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UNK receives $2M in federal funding to address state’s early childhood workforce shortage – UNK News

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

Amid outcry, $24M in cuts to Louisiana’s early childhood programs could be restored – NOLA.com

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

CAI’s Amy Harfeld, National Policy Advocate Quoted by ABC News on the Practice of States Taking Foster Youth’s … – University of San Diego Website

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,

Comic Relief US Partners With Chuck E. Cheese to Turn the FUN into FUNDS™ for Red Nose Day, the Annual … – PR Newswire

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.

StraighterLine, CCEI and American College of Education Team Up to Offer Early Childhood Educators Path to … – GlobeNewswire

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

Report from the NY State Comptroller details “troubling child poverty trends” – WXXI News

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.