Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-01-17/early-childhood-education/report-shows-pa-lagging-in-pre-k/a61056-1 January 17, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania ranks 18th out of 30 states with publicly funded pre-K. (Floridanana/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Investing in pre-K is investing in a … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): The Government shutdown is nearing an end, and as part of that deal, CHIP has been extended for 6 years. This is fantastic news for the 180,000+ children and their families in Pennsylvania … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Today – Friday, January 19 – is the deadline for Congress to act on continuing government funding. But other urgent measures are also long overdue. Every day, another 122 Dreamers lose legal status … Continued
From Families USA (http://www.familiesusa.org): This week marks 100 days since Congress failed to extend full funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the successful, bipartisan program that provides 9 million U.S. children with comprehensive and affordable health care coverage. … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/01/11/human-needs-report-congress-didnt-end-2017-whats-tap-early-2018/#.WlfSY66nEdU By Lecia Imbery January 11, 2018 A lot happened on Capitol Hill right before the holiday break, while many other issues were kicked down the road and remain on the Congressional agenda for early 2018. Where do things … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): In a new report published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management in December, The Effects of Tulsa’s Pre-K Program on Middle School Student Performance, researchers were able to show that Tulsa, Oklahoma’s … Continued
We’re pleased to announce the next round of our Trauma 101 trainings. If you already had the opportunity to attend this training in December, please forward this to anyone else you think may be interested. If you were not able … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/01/03/if-our-children-are-so-precious-we-must-invest-in-them/#.Wk6HG1WnEdU By Andrew L. Yarrow January 3, 2018 Editor’s note: This piece was originally published by the San Francisco Chronicle on December 23, 2017. We often hear how “precious” a child is, what a “treasure” she is, and how our kids are … Continued
The Children’s Health Insurance Program remains unfunded, leaving 9 million children and their parents in a sickening limbo, unsure of whether they’ll have coverage in the year. As opposed to the tax bill, CHIP enjoys bipartisan and wide popular support. … Continued
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) serves nearly 9 million children, but kids in 16 states could lose coverage next month unless Congress acts this week—and families will start getting notices informing them that their coverage is ending in the first … Continued