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7.30.10  The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers
How much do your kindergarten teacher and classmates affect the rest of your life?
The New York Times
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6.11.10  Help us help more kids - Editorial
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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6.1.10  Parents bear brunt of subsidy cuts that close child centers
The Dayton Daily News
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5.14.10  Study finds that effects of low-quality child care last into adolescence
The Washington Post
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5.10.10  Six big questions for Ohio candidates
The Akron Beacon Journal
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5.10.10  Special screening of "Babies" for Cleveland Moms to be
WKYC TV 3 - Cleveland
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5.6.10  State-funded preschools: less bang for Ohio's buck
The Columbus Dispatch
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4.26.10  Workouts lend support to Children Services
The Mansfield News Journal
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4.26.10  Ohio urges school districts, teacher unions to sign up for Race to the Top money
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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4.19.10  Cleveland schools' transformation part of national trend
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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3.29.10  Education help greatly needed
The Columbus Dispatch
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3.29.10  Sick kids still might be denied insurance
Companies see loophole in health-reform law
The Columbus Dispatch
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3.29.10  Look east Ohio; you're headed for the same cliff New Jersey is going over: Brent Larkin
The Plain Dealer
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3.19.10  Nobel Laureate Speaks At Case Early Childhood Education Forum
WCPN Cleveland - Ideastream
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3.18.10  PNC's $336,000 donation targets early childhood education
Aim of $336,000 investment is to get children kindergarten-ready.
The Dayton Daily News
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3.16.10  PNC to unveil ‘substantial’ education plan
The Dayton Daily News
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3.4.10  15 States Plus D.C. Are Named Race to the Top Finalists
Education Week
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3.1.10  George Gund Foundation approves $2.5 million to support first year of Cleveland schools transformation plan; $4 million more could follow
The Plain Dealer
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3.1.10  Westerville seeks delay in start of full-day kindergarten
The state has ordered that Ohio school districts begin offering full-day kindergarten this fall, but like most local districts, Westerville wants a waiver to delay the launch until 2011
Columbus Local News
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2.23.10  Northeast Ohio school districts ask to delay full-day kindergarten
The Plain Dealer
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2.23.10  Early Head Start program comes to Warren County
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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2.23.10  Help Me Grow still giving parents, children a hand
The Zanesville Times Recorder
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2.18.10  School districts want to continue tuition for all-day kindergarten
Lorain Morning Journal
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2.16.10  Preschool run by OSU, city schools to impose big tuition jump
The Columbus Dispatch
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2.15.10  Stand for quality pre-K programs
The Commercial Appeal
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2.10.10  Program promotes early learning
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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2.8.10  The millionth child enrolls in Georgia pre-k. Milestone or mistake?
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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2.8.10  Study: Family routines cut the risk of childhood obesity
The Columbus Dispatch
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1.27.10  Springboro doesn't want all-day kindergarten, district tells state
Other area school districts are also expected to ask for waivers
The Dayton Daily News
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1.27.10  State of the State at a glance
The Willoughby News Hearld
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1.26.10  All W.Va. School Systems To Provide Pre-K By 2012
WTOV Channel 9 West Virginia
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1.26.10  UT adds bachelor's program for early childhood teachers
The Toledo Blade
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1.26.10  Early-learning efforts are getting long-overdue attention
The Canton Repository
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1.21.10  Suburban districts planning to postpone all-day kindergarten
Copley-Fairlawn, Revere, Highland boards will request state waiver
Akron.com
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1.21.10  Group emphasizes collaboration of education, parents and other sectors
Youngstown Vindicator
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1.14.10  Editorial: Phase-in best bet for all-day kindergarten
The Dayton Daily News
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1.14.10  Pat Smith commentary: Ohio needs to fix its education reform
The Columbus Dispatch
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12.21.09  Miles to go
Current state-budget problem is eased, but the deal ignores far bigger ills
The Columbus Dispatch
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12.18.09  Does Texas Pre-K work?
The Texas Tribune
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12.15.09  All-day kindergarten too costly, schools say
The Columbus Dispatch
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12.15.09  Full-day kindergarten for all will cost Ohio districts more than $200 million
The Plain Dealer
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12.15.09  Full-day kindergarten is a great idea but the state of Ohio has to help pay for it -- editorial
The Plain Dealer
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11.30.09  State board's kindergarten vote raises controversy
Chief of education panel says it still supports all-day plan
The Columbus Dispatch
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11.23.09  Editorial: Poor children need quality teachers, too
The Dayton Daily News
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11.12.09  Sheriff, education group hope to reach children early
Federal funds sought for helping parents and mentoring kids
The Akron Beacon Journal
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10.30.09  Ohio Pre-K Programs Face Largest Cuts in Nation
WSAZ Channel 3
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10.29.09  Report: Ohio leads in preschool budget cuts
The Dayton Daily News
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10.29.09  Report: Ohio leads in preschool budget cuts
The Lancaster Eagle Gazette
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10.29.09  Report: Ohio Cut More From Preschool Programs Than Any Other State
Fox 8 Cleveland
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10.29.09  New kindergartners: Many kids not ready to learn
The Columbus Dispatch
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10.23.09  Ohio led states in preschool cutbacks
The Columbus Dispatch
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10.22.09  As aid shrinks, more 'stuck' for day care
USA Today
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10.19.09  Cuyahoga County commissioners award $2.6 million to pre-K programs
The Plain Dealer
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10.19.09  New eligibility requirements stunt Help Me Grow program
The Review
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10.15.09  Early Child Care
"Does Higher Quality Early Child Care Promote Low-Income Children's Math and Reading Achievement in Middle Childhood?"
Education Week
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10.12.09  Focus public investment on early-childhood intervention -- Brent Larkin
The Plain Dealer
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10.7.09  United Way boosts kindergarten readiness
Business Courier of Cincinnati
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10.5.09  Ohio falters in school-funds race
Shot at $4 billion rests partly on fixing $851.5 million hole
The Columbus Dispatch
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9.29.09  Bill seeks one-year delay of all-day kindergarten
The Columbus Dispatch
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9.25.09  What's next for Ohio budget?
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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9.22.09  Residents Can Learn About Subsidized Child Care in Online Chat
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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9.21.09  Initiative Focuses on Early Learning Programs
The New York Times
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9.21.09  Friends of Ted hurt by his cuts
Social-services officials might rethink support
The Columbus Dispatch
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9.18.09  House Passes Bill to Expand College Aid
The New York Times
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9.16.09  Local preschools earn high marks
The Newark Advocate
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9.15.09  Head Start to have classes at Robinson
Monday's agreement renews relationship with Akron schools
The Akron Beacon Journal
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9.15.09  All-day kindergarten poses challenges
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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9.10.09  CMH cuts running deep
Agency to close Uhrichsville clinic, eliminate services at Carrollton
The Times Reporter
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9.10.09  Wellington expands all-day kindergarten classes
The Chronicle-Telegram
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9.8.09  Joe Hallett commentary: Strickland's budget represents a monumental gamble
The Columbus Dispatch
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9.8.09  More school, less crime?
Law enforcement, school officials say preschool programs can pay off.
The Springfield News Sun
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8.28.09  Preschool cuts devastate parents
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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8.28.09  State cuts slam door on preschool program
Early Learning Initiative helped 3- and 4-year-olds get ready for school
The Dayton Daily News
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8.28.09  Budget victims
Many of Ohio's poorest children won't get the benefits of early education because of state cuts
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.14.09  SPARK prepares kids for kindergarten
The Akron Beacon Journal
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8.12.09  Court rejects Ohio bid to raid tobacco fund
Decision threatens to open $258M hole in state budget
The Toledo Blade
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8.12.09  Local board forced to cut services
Preble County Register Herald
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8.12.09  New pre-K program focuses on academics, self-help
US Army
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8.12.09  Full-day kindergarten (Letter to the Editor)
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.4.09  Editorial: All-day strain
Expanding kindergarten programs is expensive, has questionable value
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.4.09  Private schools prepare for upcoming year
The Hamilton News Journal
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8.4.09  Families are scrambling after Ohio day-care cuts
Some children are expected to be 'out of luck'
The Toledo Blade
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8.4.09  Schools must offer all-day kindergarten in 2010-11
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.3.09  Ohio budget cuts hurt Cuyahoga County child-care program, Passport for the elderly
The Plain Dealer
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7.31.09  ‘Preschool is? very beneficial’
The Middletown Journal
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7.27.09  All-day classes return
Stimulus funds aid kindergarten
Tribune Chronicle
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7.27.09  Longer day not free for all kids
The Columbus Dispatch
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7.27.09  New Miami students improve on assessment test
New Miami Journal
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7.27.09  Early childhood education isn’t the place to cut funds
The Dayton Daily News
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7.24.09  Prekindergarten falls victim to budget cuts
The Western Star
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7.23.09  Ten Help Me Grow jobs saved
Lima News
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7.23.09  State-funding cuts results in layoffs at Mahoning County preschool program
The Youngstown Vindicator
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7.23.09  Ohio Slashes Early Childhood Budget and Eliminates Full-Day Pre-K
New America Foundation - Early Ed Watch Blog
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7.22.09  Ohio budget: Local senior program saved, child care gutted
The Mansfield News Journal
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7.15.09  A shaky budget sleight of hand
The Plain Dealer
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7.15.09  Impact of state budget cuts unclear for now
The Youngstown Vindicator
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7.15.09  Budget critics say tough decisions still loom
The Dayton Daily News
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7.15.09  Advocates say budget will have a body count
The Columbus Dispatch
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7.13.09  Childcare providers' fate still uncertain
Elyria Morning Journal
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7.13.09  Ohio Breaks Stalemate Over Budget
The Youngstown Business Journal
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7.13.09  Cuts to early learning put children at risk
The Akron Beacon Journal
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7.10.09  Imagination Station Fears State Budget Cuts
WHIZ - Zanesville
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7.9.09  Still stuck in their slots
Republicans have exposed weaknesses in the governor's position, and he, in turn, has identified shortcomings in their plan
The Akron Beacon Journal
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7.9.09  State budget standoff hitting children and school districts in Northeast Ohio
Child-care funds and adoptions halted
The Plain Dealer
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7.9.09  ‘Help Me Grow' stunted by cuts
LimaOhio.com
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7.8.09  Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland says temporary budgets are costly, hurt vulnerable citizens
The Plain Dealer
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7.8.09  Group Lets Sick Kids Be 'A Kid Again'
Ohio News Network
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7.8.09  Blackwellian echo
Ted Strickland won't raise taxes, no matter the disadvantaged or the evidence about a fair and effective response to the recession
The Akron Beacon Journal
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7.7.09  Ohio Senate taking up second temp budget
Business Courier of Cincinnati
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7.7.09  Erasing a Decade's Progress
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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7.7.09  Editorial: Governor, lawmakers failing Ohio
The Dayton Daily News
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7.6.09  Massive cuts weigh on governor
The Columbus Dispatch
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7.2.09  Time for straight talk on the state budget
The Akron Beacon Journal
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7.2.09  Ohio Senate to hold hearings on slots plan
Business Courier of Cincinnati
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7.2.09  Kids learn the joys of reading
Zanesville Times Recorder
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7.2.09  States without budgets as key deadline passes
Yahoo News
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7.1.09  Point blink
Ted Strickland and Bill Harris should agree to disagree, and then find a better way to raise money for the basics of state government
The Akron Beacon Journal
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7.1.09  Ohio House passes seven-day temporary budget extension while slots plan remains blocked
Standoff over slots-at-racetrack keeps spending talks at stalemate
The Plain Dealer
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6.30.09  Slots debate holds up state budget
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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6.30.09  Statehouse standoff
Strickland, GOP force interim budget by continuing to battle over slots vote
The Plain Dealer
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6.30.09  Ohio Senate, Gov. Strickland propose cuts to state stimulus plan
Crain's Cleveland Business
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6.30.09  Ohio must protect the vulnerable
The Hamilton News Journal
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6.30.09  'Ready to Learn' Results: Children Gain Reading Skills From Two PBS Shows
Early Education Watch
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6.29.09  Gov. Strickland is doing an appalling job for Ohio
The Plain Dealer
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6.29.09  Governor Ted Strickland, Senate President Bill Harris remain at an impasse over state budget deficit, slot machines
The Plain Dealer
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6.26.09  Ohio budget deal appears near as House-Senate committee schedules meeting for Saturday
The Plain Dealer
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6.26.09  Support sought to save learning program
The Toledo Blade
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6.25.09  Endgame at the Statehouse (part 2)
Four House Democrats tell the truth about taxes and the budget gap
The Akron Beacon Journal
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6.25.09  Preschool program faces ax from possible state budget cuts
The Canton Repository
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6.25.09  Guest column: Cuts to early education would harm Ohio’s long-term goals
The Dayton Daily News
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6.24.09  Painful budget cuts join new slot machines in Gov. Ted Strickland's budget proposal
The Plain Dealer
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6.24.09  One spot open for Hamilton City Schools preschool program
Program features about half MRDD and half non-special-needs pupils
The Dayton Daily News
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6.24.09  Democrats ask Strickland to consider raising taxes
The Youngstown Vindicator
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6.24.09  Budget cuts may kill 300 preschoolers' aid
Mansfield News Journal
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6.23.09  Out of balance
Ted Strickland has proposed a 'framework' for the state budget that neglects priorities and asks too much of the disadvantaged
The Akron Beacon Journal
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6.23.09  Benefits for poor may take big hit
Advocates say Strickland's plan shreds safety net
The Columbus Dispatch
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6.23.09  $2.4B in state cuts sought
Library, Medicaid funds among 'painful' trims
The Toledo Blade
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6.23.09  Strickland’s proposed cuts will hurt Stark’s at-risk children
The Canton Repository
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6.23.09  Ohio's early-childhood programs, and the kids they serve, can't afford more budget cuts
The Plain Dealer
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6.23.09  Brent Larkin is right about importance of funding early-childhood education
The Plain Dealer
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6.22.09  State may have to cut successful programs during budget slashing
Many successful programs may end as the state looks to slash budget by $2.43B.
The Dayton Daily News
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6.22.09  It's shortsighted to slash early care, education programs
The Toledo Blade
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6.22.09  'Help Me Grow' in jeopardy
The Coshocton Tribune
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6.22.09  Early childhood investment wise strategy
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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6.19.09  Education cuts could deeply affect early education
WTOL Toledo
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6.16.09  Social service advocates push for tax hikes
The Chillicothe Gazette
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6.16.09  Cuts in Ohio early-learning program assailed
The Toledo Blade
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6.15.09  Investing in early-childhood programs would yield dividends for Ohio
The Plain Dealer
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6.11.09  Ohio's vow to children
The Toledo Blade
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6.8.09  Lawmakers to battle Ohio budget
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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6.8.09  Advocates say hike tax to aid human needs
Lower revenue projections force budget cuts by Senate
The Toledo Blade
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6.8.09  Child care needs up in summer
With kids out of school, parents look for providers
The Marietta Times
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6.3.09  Nurse visits for at-risk kids face budget risks
The Coshocton Tribune
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5.22.09  Students, Teachers & Parents Fight Proposed Preschool Cuts
NBC - 4 Columbus
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5.22.09  $244M cut proposed for Ohio pre-K programs
The Dayton Daily News
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5.22.09  $244M cut is proposed for Ohio pre-K program
The Youngstown Vindicator
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5.15.09  Advocates, kids fight for aid
Programs for poor face cuts under state budget
The Columbus Dispatch
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5.11.09  House Speaker Budish predicts more painful budget cuts for Ohio
WKYC - TV 3 (Cleveland, OH)
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5.8.09  Head Start students celebrate another year
Chillicothe Gazette
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5.8.09  Mental-health cuts carry hefty price, advocates warn
The Columbus Dispatch
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5.8.09  New budget hole worries agencies
Social service groups could lose recent gains
The Toledo Blade
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5.4.09  Budget penalizes poor preschoolers
The Plain Dealer
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5.4.09  Holes in the budget
What happened to the worthy cause of advancing early education?
The Akron Beacon Journal
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4.30.09  Ohio House Democrats push through budget
Democrats reject GOP amendments
The Plain Dealer
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4.29.09  Dems amend budget again
Lawmakers who find more money spend it
The Akron Beacon Journal
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4.20.09  Preserve pre-K programs
The Toledo Blade
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4.17.09  Revised school plan keeps all-day kindergarten, funds poorer districts
The Dayton Daily News
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4.10.09  CU study: Poverty can physically impair brain, reducing children's ability to learn
The Chronicle Online
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4.8.09  Recession Stalls State-Financed Pre-Kindergarten, but Federal Money May Help
The New York Times
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4.7.09  Seniors, preschoolers share prime experiences
Hamilton Journal News
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4.1.09  An early education gap
The difference between the governor's words and his budget
The Akron Beacon Journal
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3.31.09  Helping kindergarten transition
The Akron Beacon Journal
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3.31.09  Local schools in preschool pilot program
The Akron Beacon Journal
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3.30.09  Kindergarten: 'It's the new first grade'
The Canton Repository
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3.17.09  New poll: Strickland’s education changes get broad support, but public wary on funding proposals
Knowledge Works Foundation
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3.17.09  97,898 Ohio kids to be eligible for health plan
The Columbus Dispatch
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3.16.09  Kids add health care, but not adults
Big job losses mean more grown-ups losing coverage
The Columbus Dispatch
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3.12.09  Advocacy group NAMI rates Ohio's mental health system at just "C" level, down from 3 years ago
The Plain Dealer
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3.12.09  City school district starting kindergarten registrations
District officials estimate they will enroll 800 students for the '09-10 school year by April 29.
The Hamilton Journal News
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3.10.09  All-day, full-year preschool opens in University Park
Alliance seeks better educational opportunities in Akron neighborhood
The Akron Beacon Journal
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3.9.09  Districts fall short of governor's formula
The Columbus Dispatch
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3.6.09  Differences embraced at special preschool
The Chagrin Valley Times
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3.5.09  All-day kindergarten has opt-out
Strickland's budget plan lets districts obtain waivers
Cincinnati Enquirer
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3.5.09  PNC Foundation to invest $2 million in Cleveland-area pre-school initiative
Crain's Cleveland Business
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3.4.09  Commissioners honor Head Start program
The Coshocton Tribune
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3.3.09  Scores testify at education meeting
Many at Springfield High gathering worry about governor's budget cuts
The Akron Beacon Journal
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3.2.09  Kindergarten scores up with new program
The Middletown Journal
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2.26.09  Preschool Programs To Benefit From Stimulus Package
Ohio To Get $83 Million For Preschool Education
WLWT.com
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2.24.09  Child care crisis?
New YMCA facility will offer option in Reno area
The Marietta Times
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2.24.09  The Ultimate Growth Industry
The New York Times - Economix
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2.24.09  CHIP: Keeping the promise to Ohio’s children
The Toledo Free Press
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2.19.09  An educational jump start
Pre-K programs an option for building students' interests early
The Marion Star
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2.19.09  A SPARK of Learning
The governor wants to make a difference in early education? He should pursue sufficient resources for this program that works
The Akron Beacon Journal
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2.19.09  Early childhood initiative spreading
Cincinnati Enquirer
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2.19.09  For Social Programs, Long-Awaited Boost
'Paradigm Shift' Seen in Stimulus Plan
The Washington Post
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2.13.09  Strickland visits to push school plans
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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2.12.09  Restore aid for states
The Toledo Blade
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2.12.09  Preschool feedback comes out positive
The Daily Record
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2.11.09  EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT
Zero to Three
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2.5.09  Obama signs children's health insurance bill
The Plain Dealer
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2.5.09  A Letter from Governor Ted Strickland
groundWork
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2.3.09  10 reasons to pay attention to the state budget
The Dayton Daily News
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2.3.09  Give your child a preschool boost
Mansfield News Journal
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2.2.09  All-day kindergarten reflects increased expectations
The Dayton Daily News
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2.2.09  What could 20 days buy?
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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1.30.09  Kindergarten not easy fit
Requiring all-day classes would prompt scramble for room
The Columbus Dispatch
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1.30.09  Senate Approves Children’s Health Bill
The New York Times
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1.30.09  Strickland calls Stivers a model for school overhaul
The governor visits Dayton during a multicity tour to tout his plans to reform education.
Dayton Daily News
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1.29.09  Governor’s speech focuses on education
Youngstown Vindicator
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1.28.09  Strickland eyes reform of education
Transformation favored over ‘tweaking’ system
The Toledo Blade
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1.28.09  More Parents Face a Child Care Crisis
Families Turn to Relatives to Pick Up the Slack
ABC News
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1.20.09  Join in for groundWork statewide conference calls during budget process!
groundWork
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1.16.09  Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland's office calls stimulus package 'promising'
The Plain Dealer
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1.15.09  Kids have final word on inauguration
'George Washington' leaving White House
The Akron Beacon Journal
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1.15.09  Health care for children gets boost in House vote
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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1.13.09  Congress Set to Renew Health Care for Children
The New York Times
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1.13.09  Duncan Vows Focus on Early Childhood Education, Innovation
CQ.com
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1.12.09  Program reforms unruly children
Nonprofit agency shows centers how to cope with preschoolers on the brink of expulsion
Akron Beacon Journal
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1.8.09  Buckle up: Ohio tightens booster seat law
Tribune Today
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1.8.09  The Notes of Growth
Program uses music to enhance early development
The Ironton Tribune
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1.8.09  Strong military needs early education focus
Politico.com
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1.8.09  Obama's $10 billion early childhood education pledge
Washington Times
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1.6.09  Kids' health insurance promoted
100,000 eligible but not enrolled for tax-paid coverage
The Columbus Dispatch
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1.5.09  Cuyahoga County early childhood program is model for others
The Plain Dealer
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12.30.08  Like Many States, Ohio Reaches for A Lifeline
Official Says Stimulus Is 'Essential to the Salvation of America'
The Washington Post
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12.30.08  Pediatricians say television is harmful to babies
The Plain Dealer
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12.30.08  Ohio must ask for TANF funds
Dayton Daily News
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12.22.08  Ohio health insurance program for hard-to-insure children has signed up only two
The Plain Dealer
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12.18.08  Obama Pledge Stirs Hope in Early Education
The New York Times
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10.24.08  Preschool program receives $190,000 grant
The Record Herald
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10.13.08  Avon Lake preschool grows up
The Chronicle Telegram
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10.13.08  Caring for Children
The Athens Messenger
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10.9.08  Grant funds child protection
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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10.7.08  SPARK early learning program is expanding in its second year
The Alliance Review
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10.7.08  Senators introduce new bill to increase funding for child care
Child Care and Early Education at CLASP
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10.6.08  Education not excluded from state cuts
Lima News
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10.2.08  Budget cuts will hurt Ohio families
The Columbus Dispatch
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9.30.08  Head Start takes aim at need
Program to add full-day classes, while cutting half-day service to curb costs
The Akron Beacon Journal
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9.30.08  State candidates discuss the importance of early childhood care
Athens News
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9.25.08  U.S. EDUCATION MILESTONE: 25 MILLION SUCCESS STORIES FOR HEAD START PROGRAM
National Head Start Association
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9.22.08  The Business of Pre-K
American Public Media
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9.19.08  Kent day care centers see fewer clients, struggle to make ends meet
KentNewsNet.com
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9.19.08  Park's newest trail aimed toward education
Central Ohio News
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9.15.08  Emphasis on early education is needed to foster a competitive U.S. workforce
TheHill.com
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9.12.08  Accountability with fewer resources?
Ironton Tribune
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9.12.08  Two schools to participate in pilot project
Program aims to ease transition of kindergartners, many without preschool, as they enter early grades
Akron Beacon Journal
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9.12.08  Child care is a growth industry
The Columbus Dispatch
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9.8.08  Preschool: Should they stay or should they go?
Dayton Daily News
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9.2.08  U.S. should embrace pre-schooling: study
Reuters
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8.28.08  Many can't afford shots for kids, experts say
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.28.08  High standard has been set for preschool over the years
Epworth celebrates 10,000th student with free tuition
The Marion Star
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8.26.08  Take time to read report card
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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8.22.08  Education's Key to Fighting Crime
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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8.19.08  Schools need local support, report says
State panel suggests extending learning outside classrooms
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.19.08  Richland residents discuss education with Goyal
The Mansfield News Journal
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8.19.08  Sisters say school gave them world
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.15.08  Back to School: Preschool breaks down barriers of blindness
WKYC-TV
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8.12.08  Phelps’s Mother Recalls Helping Her Son Find Gold-Medal Focus
New York Times
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8.6.08  Early Learning School getting more than 100 children ready to start kindergarten
The Alliance Review
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8.1.08  The Biggest Issue
The New York Times
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8.1.08  Priority No. 1: Educate Our Kids (Responses to David Brooks Article)
The New York Times
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7.29.08  Relatives lose child care vouchers
State gets strict about who gets aid
The Plain Dealer
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7.29.08  Madison keeps its pre-kindergarten program, cuts extracurricular fees.
Middletown Journal
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7.15.08  Just Having the TV On Can Distract Kids, Cut Down on Learning
USA Today
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7.15.08  Aggressive preschoolers found to have fewer friends than others
Eurek Alert
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7.8.08  School lunch aid made easier
Program will automatically enroll food stamp, Ohio Works First recipients
The Columbus Dispatch
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7.8.08  Preschool is returning to AMHA
School district to open 2 sites in public housing; hopes for rejuvenated Head Start are high, too
Akron Beacon Journal
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7.8.08  Thomas M. Stephens: Zelman's replacement has lessons to learn
The Columbus Dispatch
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7.7.08  Kindergarten Displays a Gap
The Plain Dealer
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7.3.08  Help that keeps parents working
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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7.3.08  Strickland planning education forums
Brainstorming to focus on school reform
The Columbus Dispatch
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7.1.08  Child-care aid to grow
State's tax-subsidized program expanding to include more low-income families
Columbus Dispatch
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6.18.08  Troubling quality-of-life statistics for Ohio's children - editorial
The Plain Dealer
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6.13.08  Lobbying is child's play
Hospitals send kids to meet lawmakers
Ohio.com
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6.13.08  Ohio kids' quality of life is slipping
Poverty, death rates worsen, report says
The Plain Dealer
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6.11.08  Cuyahoga County, citing costs of election equipment, considers service cuts, layoffs
The Plain Dealer
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6.11.08  Early Brain Development: Frequently Asked Questions
Zero to Three
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6.10.08  Children who grind their teeth are more likely to have problems in school, be withdrawn
Eurek Alert
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6.6.08  Invest in Children names new chief
Crain's Cleveland Business
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6.3.08  Forget Teacher Education Level, Pre-K Students Benefit Most When Teachers Are Supportive
Science Daily
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6.2.08  Next steps
As state superintendent, Zelman helped position Ohio for change. It's up to Strickland to put flesh on his vision for public education
The Akron Beacon Journal
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6.2.08  State to join effort to promote early childhood dental care
The Buffalo News
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5.30.08  Summit United Way targets family issues
The Plain Dealer
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5.29.08  C-Sections Explain Jump in U.S. Preemie Births
Researchers Suggest Some of These Procedures May Be Matter of Convenience
HealthDay News
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5.29.08  Busy day in the legislature
Teacher crackdown bill ready for governor
The Columbus Dispatch
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5.29.08  Eye issues block many students
Problems can go undiagnosed for too long; testing aims to stop that
The Columbus Dispatch
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5.28.08  Lead in kids, violent crime appear linked
The Columbus Dispatch
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5.23.08  Schools face day of reckoning as No Child deadlines near
Youngstown Vindicator
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5.23.08  Hopefuls' education plans show divides
Politico.com
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5.21.08  Sessions with pros help parents relate to children
The Lantern
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5.20.08  For an All-Organic Formula, Baby, That’s Sweet
New York Times
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5.20.08  Spanish Immersion Program to begin for Mansfield kindergarten students
Mansfield News-Journal
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5.20.08  Compromise is possible for Ohio's schools boss
The Plain Dealer
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5.20.08  Early education is key, speaker says
Pre-K school advocate says not just poor kids need boost to success
Ohio.com
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5.20.08  4C recognizes quality-rated child care centers
Wilmington News Journal
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5.14.08  Federal poverty standard doesn't translate well for today's families
The Columbus Dispatch
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5.14.08  Farm bill full of goodies for both rich and poor
Associated Press
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5.14.08  Failing Economy Predicts Worse Health
Time
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5.12.08  Head Start has Preschoolers Jumping for Joy – and Better Health
The Mountain Times
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5.12.08  The long answer to saving kids
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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5.12.08  State funding helps fuel preschool boom
USA Today
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5.9.08  Strickland plans push for school-funding change
He wants input on next superintendent
The Columbus Dispatch
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5.9.08  Brain Food: You Think What You Eat
Red Orbit
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5.8.08  Greater public and private investment needed in child care
LoHud.com
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5.8.08  Program empowers parents
Cincinnati Enquirer
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5.8.08  Public, charter schools agree to work together
The Plain Dealer
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5.7.08  Clues to Role of Brain Development as Risk for Mental Disorders May Also Lead to Better Treatments
Media Newswire
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5.7.08  Sudden death of a parent may pose mental health risks for children, surviving caregivers
Eurek Alert
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5.7.08  What Can Be Done About the Children's Mental Health Crisis?
Parents.com
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5.7.08  Too many children left behind
The disappointing results of the Reading First program
Ohio.com
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5.5.08  Bob Herbert: Americans becoming more clueless every second
New York Times Commentary
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5.5.08  Fixing Up 'This Old House' May Increase Exposure To Lead In Young
Science Daily
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5.2.08  Young Children Rely On One Sense Or Another, Not A Combination, Studies Find
Science Daily
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5.2.08  An Initiative on Reading Is Rated Ineffective
New York Times
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5.1.08  The state of our children's health
The Columbus Dispatch
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5.1.08  Bill to expand requirements for child booster seats
The Youngstown Vindicator
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5.1.08  Sesame Street helps Ohio preschoolers prepare for global economy
Elmo and Friends Featured in Pilot Program Aimed at Teaching Chinese Language
Ohio News Wire
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4.30.08  All-day kindergarten works
Why, then, the lack of state support?
Ohio.com
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4.30.08  Ohio to Participate in Early Childhood Symposium
Hannah News
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4.29.08  Science, politics and preschool
Experts agree: Kids need early education programs. But how early?
The Chicago Tribune
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4.29.08  Kindergarten to be full day in Findlay
The Toledo Blade
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4.28.08  Many schools charge thousands for all-day kindergarten
State usually only funds half-day classes
Ohio.com
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4.28.08  Kids' playtime shows school readiness
Early class lets teachers, future students prepare
The Columbus Dispatch
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4.28.08  13 Cleveland schools highlighted for strong performance
The Plain Dealer
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4.28.08  Free classes are worth it, Plain schools say
Parents like it; kids perform better in first grade
Ohio.com
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4.25.08  Extensive study sees good news about kids
The Plain Dealer
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4.25.08  Hurdles to Insuring Children
NY Times
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4.25.08  For Children, a Better Beginning
Study Finds Progress on Array of Issues From Birth to 10
The Washington Post
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4.25.08  Voinovich working to keep college affordable through legislation
Advertiser-Tribune.com
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4.23.08  Families fall into insurance gap
They make too much for one Medicaid program and not enough to buy into a fund for middle class
Ohio.com
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4.23.08  Education Secretary Margaret Spellings proposes revisions to No Child Left Behind Act
Among the changes is a uniform method of calculating high school graduation rates.
LosAngeles Times
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4.22.08  Pre-K - it's not just about social skills anymore
The Oklahoman
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4.22.08  Can Early Childhood Programs Support Social and Emotional Development?
MDRC
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4.22.08  Device Counts Amount of Baby Talk a Day
Experts Say Children Should Hear 25 Million Words a Day By 4 Years Old
ABC News
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4.22.08  No Child Left Behind faces changes
Associated Press
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4.21.08  Ohio can't get enough of nutrition program
The Columbus Dispatch
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4.21.08  Strickland is trying to insure more children
The Plain Dealer
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4.21.08  Kindergarten vote near
The Courier
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4.21.08  Teachers, parents like new pre-school program as young students spread their butterfly wings
The News Item
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4.18.08  Extending the Safe Haven time window may save babies
Chillicothe Gazette
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4.18.08  Adena schools is expanding into preschool
New program set to begin in 2008-09 school year
Chillicothe Gazette
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4.17.08  A Call for Universal Preschool
To close achievement gaps in the United States, we must pay attention to our youngest citizens
Educational Leadership
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4.16.08  Gov't raises safety questions about chemical in plastics
The Associated Press
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4.16.08  Spring ’08 “Top Ten” Tips for Providers
about licensing. This list informs providers of the implications of proposed changes to child
Ohio Family Child Care Work Group
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4.15.08  SSU to host event for early educators
The Portsmouth Daily Times
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4.15.08  Impairments In Language Development Can Be Detected In Infants As Young As 3 Months Old
Uncover how the brains of infants distinguish differences in sounds and it may become possible to correct language problems even before children start to speak, sparing them the difficulties that come from struggling with language.
Science Daily
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4.14.08  Schools Get A Lesson in Lunch Line Economics
Food Costs Unravel Nutrition Initiatives
The Washington Post
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4.14.08  Child Mental Health: Minimizing Childhood Stress
Newswise
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4.14.08  Preschool Milestones
Skills Your Child Should Be Learning
CBS
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4.11.08  Head Start heads to First Avenue for expanded programs, classes
Program consolidating at Central Academy building and will offer on-site health and dental services.
The Middletown Journal
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4.11.08  Full-day preschool program almost filled
This Week Community Papers
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4.11.08  Higher Education Employees Storm Statehouse
Sun-Herald.com
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4.10.08  Study: Dyslexia Differs by Language
Associated Press
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4.10.08  CareSource named provider for state children's program
Dayton Business Journal
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4.10.08  Governor Strickland launches program to provide access to health care for children in families above 300% of Poverty Line
Applications now being accepted for coverage beginning in June
Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
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4.9.08  What Your Child Should Learn in Preschool
Parents.com
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4.9.08  Total Estimated Cost of Child Abuse and Neglect in the United States
Prevent Child Abuse America
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4.9.08  Babies short on sleep risk obesity
As preschoolers they'll pack on pounds, especially if TV in their diet
Ohio.com
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4.9.08  More city schools students eating breakfast
What's your take on the free breakfast program?
Springfield News Sun
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4.9.08  Your Baby's Brain On Drugs (And Alcohol And Tobacco)
Medical News Today
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4.7.08  Fourteen states to participate in national early childhood symposium
Bipartisan State Teams to Build Science-Based Early Childhood Policies
Ohio News Wire
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4.3.08  Middletown moves to full-day kindergarten
Middletown Journal
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4.3.08  Tooth or consequences: The costs of poor dental fitness
The traditional divide between dentistry and medicine is shrinking as data accumulate linking oral health with overall health.
ammednews.com
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4.2.08  Governor signs order for children's insurance
The Dayton Daily News
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4.2.08  More kids can get coverage
State expands special-needs aid via buy-in offer
The Columbus Dispatch
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4.2.08  With babies, words for wisdom
City urges parents to nourish young minds with talk
The Boston Globe
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4.2.08  Mom's fish intake may boost child's brain power
Reuters
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4.1.08  Ohio gets foundation money to explore different means of testing -- Scott Stephens' Education
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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4.1.08  Parents See Benefit of Early Childhood Education
The Augusta Chronicle
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3.31.08  A road map to get better schools
Cincinnati Enquirer
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3.31.08  Pre-K Study Shows Good and Bad News
The State of Preschool 2007
Education Week
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3.27.08  SCHIP may see expansion
CourierPostOnline.com
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3.26.08  Number Skills Of Low-Income Preschoolers Boosted By Playing Numerical Board Games
Medical News Today
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3.25.08  Expert says kids need more early play time, diversity training
Mercury News
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3.24.08  MEMBER EXCHANGE: Parents hope for autism funding fix
Akron Beacon Journal
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3.24.08  SCHIP enrollment increases in 2007
CCH Health Care
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3.24.08  Where are the children in President Bush's budget?
Louisiana Weekly
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3.24.08  Killing it slowly
The long-successful Head Start program is reeling from cuts by President Bush
Las Vegas Sun
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3.24.08  The preventive edge of autism research
Crosscut.com
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3.24.08  Autism Connected To Gene Central To Neuron Formation, Study Shows
Science Daily
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3.21.08  NHSA Survey: 77 Percent of Head Start Programs are 'At Breaking Point,' Unable to Absorb New Cuts and Hundreds of New Rules
USNewswire
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3.21.08  Ohio's Ranking in Preschool Education
WTAP.com
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3.21.08  Ohio autism voucher spending questioned
Cincinnati Enquirer
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3.21.08  A road map to get better schools
Cincinnati Enquirer
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3.20.08  U.S. Eases ‘No Child’ Law as Applied to Some States
New York Times
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3.19.08  Reaching children early works, but funding questions remain
The Patriot News (Pennsylvania)
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3.17.08  Sliding-scale tuition for kindergarten
Who will pay for all-day K?
Columbus Dispatch
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3.14.08  Preschool Intervention Curbed Trend Toward Obesity
Kids in program ate less junk food, more fruits and vegetables
Health Day
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3.14.08  NHSA Warns That 14,000 Head Start Child Slot Cut Proposed by Bush Administration Is New White House Effort to 'Dismantle' Head Start
PRNewswire-USNewswire
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3.14.08  Report Urges Changes in Teaching Math
New York Times
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3.12.08  Families Help Care for Half of U.S. Preschoolers, Census Says
New York Times
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3.11.08  Taking a GIANT STEP
Various factors weighed in readiness for kindergarten
South Coast Today
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3.7.08  Head Start gets grant for dental education
Kids to learn about teeth
Central Ohio
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3.4.08  Rural preschoolers get short shrift in access to early education programs
Cornell Chronicle
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2.29.08  Ohio voters make education a main focus for Democratic candidates
WKYC
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2.29.08  New Child Health Data Show State-to-state Differences In Quality Of Care
Science Daily
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2.29.08  Autism diagnosis project coming to Warren County
Focus groups to meet March 5, 6
Lebanon Western Star
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2.28.08  Capitol Hill Watch: Democratic Governors Call on Congress To Block Bush Administration Rules That Would Make It Harder for States To Expand SCHIP
Kaiser Network
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2.27.08  Free kindergarten pushed
Bexley parents want all-day option available to all
Columbus Dispatch
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2.27.08  State mulls license for young kids
Credentials would include birth through preschool
Chillicothe Gazette
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2.25.08  P-16 council seeks education, training to combat area's pool of unskilled labor
Mansfield News Journal
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2.21.08  Ed: Failed Follow-Up
More than words are needed to support Head Start
Washington Post
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2.19.08  Strickland administration seeks to expand SCHIP program
The Post
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2.19.08  Defiance goes to all-day kindergarten, effective next school year
Crescent News
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2.19.08  Poverty mars formation of infant brains
Financial Times
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2.11.08  Business sees the value in pre-K programs
Tennessean
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2.8.08  Key Democrats Join President in Seeking to Revive NCLB Renewal
Education Week
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2.8.08  groundWork campaign moves Ohio early childhood education forward
Catalyst Ohio
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2.7.08  Poor Rural Children Attract Close Study
Education Week
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2.6.08  Dealing With Emotions Is Vital To A Child's Future
CBS4.com
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2.5.08  NHSA: President's Budget Does Not Fix Head Start's 'Billion Broken Promises' Funding Crisis
PRNewswire
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2.4.08  Mental health policy changes irk patients' relatives, advocates
The Plain Dealer
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2.1.08  Children born to poverty deserve a fairer shot at life
Early intervention not only helps the child, but benefits society tremendously
The Greenville News
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2.1.08  House passes full school funding
Daily Journal Jackson Bureau
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2.1.08  Changes could push out some child care providers
The Athens Messenger
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2.1.08  Study suggests ways to cut preschool expulsions
The Plain Dealer
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1.31.08  Bill expands program for early learning
Parents As Teachers would serve more kids.
Columbia Tribune
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1.30.08  District preschool to open doors
Springfield City Schools will offer two full-day classes starting Feb. 1
Springfield News Sun
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1.30.08  MSU lab will aid children's treatment
Therapeutic facility to help kids overcome developmental delays
Clarion Ledger
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1.23.08  A gap that needs to be filled: Dentists for Medicaid kids
Toledo Blade
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1.22.08  HILDEBRANDT: Children first in Erie County
Sandusky Register
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1.18.08  Democrats back Ohio plan to insure children
The Plain Dealer
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1.18.08  Child care is generating $1.9 billion for economy
LA Daily Times
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1.18.08  Spitzer to add millions to budget for children's health care
Associated Press NY
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1.18.08  2007 Congress: Children’s Health Coverage Expansion
Congressional Quarterly
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1.18.08  Saulnier: Screening children for mental health makes sense
MetroWest Daily News
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1.18.08  Democrats Ask HHS Secretary To Lift CMS Limits On SCHIP, Medicaid
Medical News Today
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1.14.08  Innovation helps kids catch up
The Journal News
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1.14.08  Op-Ed: Early childhood education is too important to ignore
Times News Magic Valley
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1.8.08  Congress Is Urged to Enhance 'No Child' Law
Bush Promises to Veto Any Bill That Weakens 'Accountability' of Education System
The Washington Post
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1.4.08  States getting serious about pre-K programs
Playtime is over: Delaware explores ways to improve preschool education
The News Journal Delaware
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1.4.08  U.S. Curtailing Bids to Expand Medicaid Rolls
The New York Times
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1.3.08  Op-Ed: Head Start: It's a pennies-on-the-dollar investment
Times News Magic Valley
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12.19.07  Amid Pessimism on NCLB, Talks Continue
Bush, NEA get blamed for lack of progress on reauthorization this year
Education Week
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12.19.07  Mental health levy would help children
The Marietta Times
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12.19.07  Preschool Program Improves Cognitive Control
National Institutes of Health
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12.18.07  Early childhood education is a growing necessity
Official says 'You have to make them intentionally educational programs.'
Dayton Daily News
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12.18.07  'Pre-K' program gaining ground
Pahrump Valley Times
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12.18.07  Campaign on Childhood Mental Illness Succeeds at Being Provocative
The New York Times
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12.18.07  Ohio bill would require insurance to cover autism
Chillicothe Gazette
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12.14.07  Price for child care hits working parents
Contra Costa Times
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12.14.07  More kindergartners ready to learn
Central Florida results on state tests show growing numbers are prepared.
Orlando Sentinel
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12.14.07  Preschool program aces 5-year study
The Patriot-News
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12.13.07  Bush Vetoes Kids Health Insurance Bill
Dayton Daily News
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12.13.07  Pre-K in Child Care Centers Could Benefit Children Families and Communities
National Women's Law Center
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12.13.07  Children's leads research for autism project
Business First of Columbus
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12.13.07  First-class pre K will help state’s children succeed
Hartselle Enquirer
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12.13.07  Harvesting the Returns of Quality Preschool
Ideas primary
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12.12.07  Proposal would cut 400 from Head Start
The Providence Journal
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12.12.07  Panel: Benefits Of Early Child Education Vital
Press & Dakotan:Yankton Daily
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12.12.07  MSIs May Be Called On To Produce Degree-holding Head Start Teachers
Diverse: Issuses in Higher Education
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12.11.07  Conference explores early childhood education issues
The "U" helped host the conference, which drew scholars from across the nation.
The Minnesota Daily
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12.11.07  Brain Overgrowth In One-year-olds Linked To Development Of Autism, Study Says
Science Daily
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12.11.07  Health care for kids in jeopardy
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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12.10.07  A Proposal to Require Flu Vaccines for Preschool
New York Times
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12.10.07  Pre-K Counts prepares children to learn
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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12.10.07  Wyandotte County joins early childhood ed. trend
Kansas City Kansan
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12.10.07  Guest Column: We must fix No Child Left Behind
Daily Local News
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12.10.07  Preschool widens options
The Daily Journal
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12.7.07  Head Start Children, Parents, Teachers Attend Capitol Hill Ceremony to Mark Passage of Head Start Reauthorization
Business Wire
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12.7.07  Program going strong
The Weirton Daily Times
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12.6.07  Trio wins U of L award
Education theory earns Grawemeyer
The Courier-Journal
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12.6.07  PNC Opens Pre-School Libraries
The Bulletin
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12.6.07  Full-Day K, Calendar Control Top Education Priorities
Leesburg Today
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12.5.07  Washington funding stalemate has Illinois health care providers, families on edge
Medill Reports
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12.5.07  AppleTree Program Closes the Achievement Gap in DC Preschoolers
PRNewswire
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12.5.07  Experts confirm value of early education
New York State United Teachers
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12.5.07  Voters to decide on full-day kindergarten
Toms River referendum set for Tuesday
Ocean County Observer
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12.5.07  Psychiatric Medication Treatment Guidelines For Preschoolers Issued
Science Daily
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12.4.07  Key Cognitive Functions, Self-Control Improved By Pre-School Program
Medical News Today
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12.3.07  Changes made to tuition for all-day K
Parents, district hail convenience, merits of earlier, fuller education
News Herald
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12.3.07  Children caught in the middle
Political impasses have put health care funding in peril
Sacramento Bee
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12.3.07  Squabble delays coverage
State wants to expand insurance for children
The Columbus Dispatch
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12.3.07  A social promotion for No Child Left Behind
Despite bad grades from left and right, U.S. still signed up
The Commercial Appeal
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11.30.07  Preschool programs face state fund cuts
Late budget signing leaves operators scrambling to find money or shrink enrollments drastically.
The Detroit News
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11.30.07  County could see increase in pre-k funds
Andalusia Star News
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11.29.07  Toledo Board of Education gets teachers' plan to run city school
Principals' union vows to fight idea
Toledo Blade
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11.29.07  Businesses, government finding ways to have education start at day care
The Minnesota Daily
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10.1.07  Child-care provider fears discussion of licensing may leave false impression
The Plain Dealer
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10.1.07  Editorial: Mind the measure
Different yardsticks yield confusing picture of educational progress
The Columbus Dispatch
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9.26.07  Bill proposes tighter rules for Ohio day cares
Parents shocked to learn Ohio doesn't regulate small home operations
Ohio.com
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9.26.07  House OKs bill to raise spending on children's health insurance
The Plain Dealer
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9.25.07  AG's ruling on kindergarten inspires worry, possible legislation
Ohio.com
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9.25.07  Care providers, parents can get help
Dayton Daily News
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9.21.07  Just Say Yes
All-day kindergarten is a good thing, right? Then the Statehouse should fully fund it
Akron Beacon Journal
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9.19.07  Senate Passes Mental Health Parity Bill
The New York Times
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9.19.07  Ohio public school districts can't charge for all-day kindergarten, attorney general says
The Plain Dealer
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9.18.07  Investing in Young Children Delivers Valuable Dividends
The Hill
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9.13.07  The ABCs of Pre-K
Early Childhood Education Push on Kentucky's Agenda
The Cincinnati Post
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9.7.07  A fair shot at healthcare
Boston Globe
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9.7.07  Generations United brings Seniors4Kids to Ky.
Cincinnati Enquirer
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9.6.07  Catching them young
The News Virginian
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9.6.07  Early childhood education deserves added attention
Times Leader
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9.5.07  States investing more in Pre-K education
The Beaufort Gazette
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9.5.07  Capital News:
Study analyzes working trends, household incomes in Ohio
Hudson Hub Times
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9.5.07  Head Start bills trouble officials, parents
House, Senate versions would reduce role of parents in policy councils.
News-Sentinel
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9.4.07  Healthy for children
New census figures add to the persuasive argument for expanding the successful SCHIP program
The Akron Beacon Journal
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9.4.07  United Way focusing on education efforts
New approach emphasizes programs for early childhood in 2 neighborhoods
Indianapolis Star
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9.4.07  Bookending Education:
Reaching students early and reducing prep dropouts critical
New Orleans City Business
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9.4.07  Abbott students get early advantage: Pre-K program helps kids score higher
The Daily Journal
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8.30.07  Resilient Kids
Programs help children build social and emotional strengths and teach them to bounce back from adversity
The Cincinnati Post
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8.30.07  Ohio legislator wants school year to start later
Ohio considers pushing opening day into September
Plain Dealer
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8.29.07  A Sobering Census Report: Bleak Findings on Health Insurance
The New York Times
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8.29.07  Poor picture of Ohio
Largest cities featured prominently among national poverty rankings
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.29.07  Coley: Optimism is theme for new school year
The Pulse Journal
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8.29.07  Children's Education Is a Smart Investment
The Washington Post
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8.29.07  Senator calls for better early education
Pottstown Mercury
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8.29.07  Pre-K program would yield many benefits
Times Community
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8.28.07  Day-cares face criminal checks
County to look at at-home providers, families
The Enquirer
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8.27.07  Governor decries new federal policy on children's insurance
Akron Beacon Journal
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8.27.07  Expand SCHIP
Bush should drop veto threat, let states meet children's health needs
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.27.07  Beebe: Inequality still exists 50 years after Central High
The Baxter Bulletin
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8.27.07  The Benefits and Limitations of Preschool
The Washington Post
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8.24.07  Our view: Giving kids health care right call
Dayton Daily News
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8.24.07  State creates ratings for early childhood centers
Texas first in nation to assess how well pre-kindergarten programs teach kids
The Dallas Morning News
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8.24.07  Rendell promotes early education
The Daily Item
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8.23.07  10 Schools To Offer Full Day Head Start
Pre-K Program Aims To Help Poor Students
Washington Post
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8.22.07  Feds curb kids' insurance plan
Ohio's recent expansion may fall to White House
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.22.07  Many Eligible for Child Health Plan Have No Idea
The New York Times
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8.22.07  South Carolina investing in schools
The State
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8.21.07  New Bush Policies Limit Reach of Child Insurance Plan
Washington Post
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8.21.07  Abbott students get early advantage
Pre-K program helps kids score higher
The Daily Journal
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8.20.07  Pre-K Pragmatism From Tim Kaine
Washington Post
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8.20.07  Teaching jobs draw thousands of applicants
Plain Dealer
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8.20.07  Baucus plans to introduce Education Competitiveness Act soon
Independent Record
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8.17.07  Kaine Trims Pre-K Proposal
Va. Would Forgo Universal Access, Target Poorer Kids
Washington Post
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8.16.07  Investment in kids will pay off
The Florida Times-Union
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8.15.07  Cuyahoga County program pushes preschool education
The Enquirer
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8.15.07  Starting crime fight early
Police and prosecutors urge schools to seek funds for enriched pre-kindergarten
Times Union
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8.15.07  Gov. Kaine to provide details of pre-K expansion plan
Hampton Roads News
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8.14.07  Center Outlines Plan for Improvement
The Harvard Crimson
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8.14.07  State asks for increased funding
Money will benefit uninsured children
The Daily Record
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8.14.07  Get your checkup - at school
The Enquirer
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8.14.07  Riley calls for voluntary preschool across Alabama
The Birmingham News
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8.14.07  Opening the door
Northwest Arkansas Times
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8.14.07  Child-care providers to get boost
County money will promote early education
Plain Dealer
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8.14.07  As States Tackle Poverty, Preschool Gets High Marks
The Wall Street Journal
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8.14.07  OUR OPINIONS: Hope for the state's workforce
With Georgia awash in lottery proceeds, we ought to beef up the overlooked pre-k program
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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8.14.07  One in Five Women Are Deciding Against or Delaying Having a Child Because of the High Cost of Child Care
Anti-Crime Group Says Greater Federal Investment in Child Care, Head Start Needed
US News Wire
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8.8.07  Study: Chicago early-ed program pays off
The Seattle Times
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8.8.07  Editorial: Age 3 to Grade 3 is a smart concept
Seamless education for ages 3 to 8 can close learning gap.
Star Tribune
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8.8.07  Closing the gap: Head Start pre-schoolers reap benefits of program
Muskegon Chronicle
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8.7.07  Arizona rolls out full-day kindergarten
The Arizona Republic
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8.7.07  UC, SSCC team up to benefit teachers
Wilmington News Journal
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8.6.07  Preschool
Return on investment
The Charleston Gazette
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8.2.07  House acts to boost kids health coverage
The Plain Dealer
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8.2.07  Congresswoman Hirono Introduces Act For Child Education
WorldNow
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8.2.07  Governor Kaine talks about his plan to expand pre-kindergarten
WorldNow
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8.2.07  A leap for early learning
New state funds mean more children can attend Head Start preschool
The Register-Guard
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8.1.07  Child health program in flux
Congress' debate on funding will affect Strickland's plan to expand
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.1.07  Easley signs $20.7 billion budget, praises authors'
Star News
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7.30.07  Bush veto could stall effort to insure more Ohio kids
Ohio needs cash to expand program for kids
The Plain Dealer
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7.27.07  Focus on early childhood education gives Ohio a boost
The Early Childhood Education Professional Development and Career Systems Grant Act passed Monday.
Mansfield News Journal
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7.27.07  Senators cite advantages for children, society
Casey, Clinton push for early-education money
The Patriot-News
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7.27.07  Ohio 28th in kids' well-being
The Cincinnati Post
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7.25.07  G.O.P. Leaders Fight Expansion of Children’s Health Insurance
The New York Times
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7.25.07  Rating day care
Parents counting on quality
LA Daily News
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7.20.07  High-quality early care, education shows benefits
Pulse-Journal Little Miami
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7.19.07  Our mental illness mess: The cost in dollars and more
Cost of mental illness: Dollars, more
The Plain Dealer
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7.17.07  Caring for Kids: Day care can be expensive, but there's assistance
The Chillicothe Gazette
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7.17.07  Lead levels in Cuyahoga County children should be tracked more closely, officials say
County looks to track those legal, but at risk
The Plain Dealer
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7.13.07  Rendell touts funding for early education
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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7.11.07  Report: Pre-K investment pays off
Data indicates programs pay for themselves after a short time period
The Racine Journal
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7.11.07  Kaine puts schools front and center for lawmakers in 2008
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
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6.21.07  Gov. Strickland pushes for health care for all children
During Hamilton clinic visit, he outlines plan to expand health coverage for Ohio's underinsured children.
Journal News
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6.18.07  2 Letters to the editor
Dayton Daily News
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6.18.07  Ohio’s seniors fight to educate kids
The Columbus Messenger
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6.15.07  Sheriff wants more funds to keep kids from crime
Maple Heights Press
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6.14.07  Grandparents have a chance to do good
The Columbus Dispatch
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6.12.07  Cleveland group pegs Stark poverty at 18 percent
Canton Repository
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6.12.07  Mixing it up in early education
Lakewood preschool will integrate disabled, non-disabled pupils
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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6.11.07  Insuring all of Ohio's children
Strickland's Plan Faces Hurdles
The Cincinnati Post
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6.11.07  Educators seek boost for early programs
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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6.11.07  Ohio Should Invest in Young
The Vindicator
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6.11.07  Maurer asks state to up pre-K funds
The Daily Record
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6.5.07  Legislature should fund pilot program that tests state's ability to offer early care and education for children
The Canton Repository
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6.4.07  When Should a Kid Start Kindergarten?
The New York Times
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6.4.07  Boost in day-care subsidies for poor is long overdue
The Columbus Dispatch
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6.4.07  Preschool isn't just about play
Children expected to reach kindergarten with certain skills
The Marion Star
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6.4.07  Finding daycare for infants is not easy
Providers limited, openings scarce
Marion Star
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5.31.07  Senate Panel Considers Special Education Voucher Proposal in Budget, Higher Ed, Early Learning
Gongwer News Service, Inc. Ohio Report
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5.29.07  Former Lawmakers Lead Seniors Initiative in Push for Early Childhood Program Funding
Gongwer News Service Inc. Ohio Report
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5.29.07  Doctors checking babies for mental disorders
Autism, attention deficit disorder diagnosed, treated earlier and earlier
MSNBC
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5.29.07  Good day care boosts poor kids’ mental health
High-quality care can offset other early disadvantages
MSNBC
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5.27.07  Putting children first
What's SCHIP? A health program worthy of a larger public investment
Akron Beacon Journal
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5.25.07  Teach Your Children Well
The economic case for preschool.
The Slate (NAT)
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5.24.07  PRE-K INVESTMENT YIELDS BONUSES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES & GOVERNMENTS
Groundbreaking study shows nationwide program for three- and four-year-olds starts paying for itself in as little as six years, and strengthens case for public investment in comprehensive early childhood development
Economic Policy Institute
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5.24.07  Kearns, Sheerer Co-Chair Seniors Group Promoting Early Education
The Hannah Report
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5.24.07  New dental practice offers reason to smile
Akron clinic treats low-income children
Akron Beacon Journal
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5.23.07  Business Executives Underestimate Link Between Workforce Quality and Preschool Education, Study Suggests
PNC Financial Services Group Reports Public Support Across Income Levels for Government-Funded Preschool
PRNewswire-First Call (PA)
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5.15.07  Head Start helps children develop speech, other skills
The Journal News (OH)
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5.15.07  State to rate day care
The Chronicle-Telegram (OH)
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5.15.07  Barlow, DeWine fight crime with preschool
Fairborn Daily Herald (OH)
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5.14.07  Behavioral health for kids should be a high priority
Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH)
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5.14.07  Our view: All Ohio kids can have health care
From the Heritage Foundation: SCHIP not best solution
Dayton Daily News (OH)
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5.14.07  Report: South leads nation in Pre-K enrollment, quality
Statesboro Herald (GA)
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5.14.07  Governor celebrates promises kept
Culver touts preschool bill with local educators
Iowa City Press-Citizen (IA)
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5.14.07  Head Start trumps kindergarten
State lawmakers say the low-income preschool program helps more kids and costs less than full-day kindergarten
The Oregonian (OR)
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5.14.07  Longer-day option for Pre-K offered
The Duncan Banner (OK)
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5.14.07  House passes record education budget
Jacksonville News (AL)
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5.14.07  School district expands preschool program
Idaho Mountain Express (ID)
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5.14.07  A Preschool Payback?
Educating a highly trained work force starts early
Hartford Business Journal (CT)
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5.14.07  Voluntary pre-K readies kids for the first day
St. Petersburg Times (FL)
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5.8.07  Getting a head start
Officials say early education cuts down on crime
The Courier News (IL)
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5.7.07  More access to early education programs
Toledo Blade (OH)
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5.7.07  Behavioral health screenings
Toledo Blade (OH)
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5.7.07  Head Start reauthorization one step closer to passage
Coalition on Human Needs (NAT)
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5.7.07  New children's health bill introduced in Senate
Coalition on Human Needs (NAT)
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5.7.07  Districts Left Out Of GOP Incentive
Wheeling News-Register (WV)
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5.7.07  House OKs funding for Head Start
Canton Repository (OH)
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5.7.07  Study: Pre-K saves money in long run
Brockton Enterprise (MA)
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5.7.07  Governor vows to give teachers raises
Support workers, state employees, firefighters also may get bump
The Daily Advertiser (LA)
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5.7.07  Government eyes special ed requirements
New York Times (NAT)
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5.2.07  House committee passes HB119 unanimously
Capitol Monitor (OH)
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5.2.07  Ratliff plays critical role for education
Midland Reporter-Telegram (TX)
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5.2.07  First universal pre-K awaits voter approval of budget
Royalton-Hartland Schools
The Buffalo News (NY)
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5.2.07  It’s never too soon to start learning
Bucks County Courier Times (PA)
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5.2.07  Investing in the future
Scranton Times & Tribune (PA)
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5.2.07  State-funded preschool is good for business
Barre-Montpelier Times Argus (VT)
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5.2.07  Kansas City Schools to reorganize
Jefferson City News Tribune (MO)
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5.2.07  King's aims to give college students child care experience
Times Leader (PA)
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5.2.07  All-day kindergarten funding overdue
Minnesota Sun (MN)
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5.2.07  Buoniconti supports universal preschool
The Republican (MA)
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5.2.07  Ohio House OKs budget proposal
Dayton Business Journal (OH)
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5.1.07  A great investment
The Press (OH)
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5.1.07  States Expand Children's Health Coverage
Washington Post (NAT)
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4.30.07  Educating Kids Before They're in the Education System
Queens Ledger (NY)
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4.30.07  Great value in full-day kindergarten
Toledo Blade (OH)
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4.26.07  Preschool helps kids be prepared
School readiness assessed
Cincinnati Enquirer (OH)
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4.26.07  Husted raises
Suddenly, an Ohio governor and a legislative leader can't seem to do enough to improve higher education
Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH)
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4.26.07  Early childhood education encouraged
Weirton Daily Times (WV)
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4.26.07  House fills budget with school add-ons and local earmarks
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
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4.26.07  Billionaires Start $60 Million Schools Effort
New York Times (NAT)
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4.26.07  Education commissioner: Progress too slow on graduation rates
Elmira Star-Gazette (NY)
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4.26.07  Morganelli brings focus to early education
New Jersey Express-Times (NJ)
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4.25.07  GOP vows to exceed Strickland college aid
Husted spokeswoman hints $100 million in scholarships might short Medicaid budget
Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH)
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4.25.07  Patrick hit on funding for schools
Group criticizes lack of preschool money
The Boston Globe (MA)
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4.25.07  Preparing for kindergarten: Is your child ready?
Children can get a head start attending pre-kindergarten class
The Hutchinson News (KS)
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4.25.07  Full-time preschool catching on
Pasadena Star-News (CA)
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4.25.07  Senate passes Zaffirini's expansion of the Texas Early Education Model
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
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4.25.07  Study: Pre-kindergarten programs can aid Hispanic students
Arkansas News Bureau (AR)
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4.25.07  Money approved for pre-K expansion
Tuscaloosa News (AL)
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4.23.07  Preschool plan is going to Culver
Quad City Times (IA)
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4.23.07  District to launch pre-K in place of 1st-grade program
The Patriot News (PA)
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4.23.07  Early childhood education is crucial
Minnesota Sun (MN)
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4.18.07  Investing in our youngest Texans makes financial sense
Wise County Messenger (TX)
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4.18.07  Governor Rendell, Business Leaders to Discuss 'Pre-K Counts' Education Initiative
Pennsylvania Office of the Governor (PA)
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4.18.07  Preschool serves as model
The News Leader (VA)
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4.16.07  All-out budget blitz by human services advocates marks first wave of deliberations
Subcommittees wrap up
Gongwer Ohio News (OH)
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4.16.07  Preschool ruling stirs up new storm
Legislature dragging its feet, lawyer says
Charleston Post and Courier (SC)
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4.16.07  Not all schools benefit from state budget's boost to pre-k
The Journal News (NY)
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4.16.07  Get to kids early, education survey finds
Honolulu Advertiser (HI)
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4.16.07  Educators gather to discuss future of pre-kindergarten in Iowa
Waterloo Courier (IA)
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4.16.07  Early learning critical, but gaps persist
Vision 2015 calls for tuition aid
Wilmington News Journal (DE)
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4.16.07  Crist says he supports degree requirement for pre-k teachers
St. Petersburg Times (FL)
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4.9.07  New group joins push for kids' health care
Women's Advocacy Network has big plans
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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4.9.07  Long-term sustainability of TANF outlay in budget at issue
Agency says early childhood investment worthwhile
Gongwer Ohio News Service (OH)
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4.5.07  Full-day kindergarten too important to be phased in
The Daily Herald (WA)
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4.5.07  Build on known success in early years
Your voice: Dawn Denno
Cincinnati Enquirer (OH)
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4.5.07  Indiana budget bill sent to full senate
Louisville Courier-Journal (KY)
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4.5.07  Columbus schools adding 10 Pre-K classrooms in the fall
ThisWeek News (OH)
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4.5.07  Prekindergarten sparks young minds for lifelong learning
The Daily News Journal (TN)
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4.5.07  Self-regulation abilities, beyond intelligence, play major role in early achievement
Medical News Today (NAT)
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4.5.07  Key education issues still on table
Clarksdale Press Register (MS)
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4.4.07  Governor and legislature should unite on spending for Ohio's youngest children
groundWork
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4.4.07  Governor and legislature should unite on child care budget ask
groundWork
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4.4.07  Project launches 10-year initiative to link early education, economy
Education Week (NAT)
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4.2.07  Gov. Strickland prescribes prevention for health woes
Leader wants Ohio's kids insured, immunized
Toledo Blade (OH)
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4.2.07  Strickland stumps for budget
Governor traveling state to pitch 2-year, $52.9 billion spending plan
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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4.2.07  Child-care initiative takes shape
Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH)
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4.2.07  Strickland cuts abstinence-only program
Cincinnati Enquirer (OH)
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4.2.07  Day-care problems overstated
Toledo Blade (OH)
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3.29.07  Pre-kindergarten gets $111 million
Malvern Daily Record (AR)
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3.29.07  Strickland pitches fixes for preschool program
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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3.28.07  Gov. Ted Strickland proposes early education
Jackson County Times-Journal (OH)
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3.26.07  Ohio governor to discuss agenda in key speech
Marietta Times (OH)
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3.26.07  Make full-day kindergarten a priority
Toledo Blade (OH)
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3.26.07  Strickland's plan smart
The Morning Journal (OH)
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3.22.07  State will pay child-care providers 11.5% more
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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3.22.07  Strickland plan right for children
Lima News (OH)
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3.21.07  Strickland in charge (part 2)
Health insurance for all Ohio children? That is the worthy goal
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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3.21.07  All-day kindergarten, preschools get boost
Dayton Daily News (OH)
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3.21.07  Governor proposes budget cuts, paring of vouchers
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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3.21.07  Early childhood ed - just do it
Cincinnati Enquirer (OH)
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3.21.07  Unstable Funding Mars Advances In State-Funded Preschool
Enrollment Increases; Quality Improves; Spending Per Child Declines
NIEER (NAT)
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3.20.07  Strickland chooses (part 2)
A needed reaffirmation of the value of early childhood education
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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3.20.07  Now, the details
Strickland plans gutsy; hardest work ahead
Cincinnati Enquirer (OH)
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3.20.07  Strickland off to a fine start
Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH)
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3.20.07  Governor knows early care of children is vital
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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3.20.07  Strickland's emphasis on funding early-childhood education, health care mirrors Ohioans' priorities
Canton Repository (OH)
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3.12.07  All-day, everyday kindergarten is now elementary
Trend buys kids time to gain skills
The Toledo Blade
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3.11.07  Teaching Even the Pickiest Toddlers How to Eat Their Vegetables and Love It
The New York Times
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3.9.07  Lt. Gov. Says Budget will Emphasize Early Childhood Education, Pledget Charter School Accountability
Gongwer Ohio
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3.8.07  McCarthy stresses aid for health care
Summit executive promotes prescription discounts, medical insurance for children
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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3.7.07  Study: Spend more on schools
16-31 percent increase urged, up to $4.8 billion more
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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3.7.07  Authorities push early education
Officers want more funding for Head Start program
The Item (SC)
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3.7.07  Culver expected to sign bill on vaccinations
Des Moines Register (IA)
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3.7.07  District officials consider improvements in preschool
WJLC News (DC)
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3.5.07  Caring for our children
Cincinnati Post (OH)
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3.5.07  Center for Policy Studies hosts panel on Strickland
Case Western Reserve University Observer (OH)
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3.5.07  Advocates seek more help for needy
One advocate believes the priorities are doable
Youngstown Vindicator (OH)
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3.5.07  For want of a dentist
Pr. George's boy dies after bacteria from tooth spread to brain
Washington Post (NAT)
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3.5.07  Unhealthy beginning
The president's new budget plan calls for curbing a health program that has been a clear winner for children
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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3.5.07  Governor will push for complex plan to offer health insurance for all
State's 1.4 million uninsured adults could enroll
Belleville News-Democrat (IL)
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3.5.07  First year of school demands more skills
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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3.5.07  High-school dropouts hurt future wealth, study says
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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3.1.07  Good start
Early childhood education
Charleston Gazette (WV)
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3.1.07  Governor pressing 3-year-old program
Henry to seek action on early education despite Senate roadblock
Muskogee Phoenix (OK)
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2.28.07  Youngstown among worst asthma cities in U.S.
Youngstown is eighth out of the 15 worst asthma cities in the nation.
Youngstown Vindicator (OH)
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2.22.07  Group pushes to feed the children
Lawmakers told to use clout to end hunger
Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH)
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2.21.07  U.S. group urges $40 billion per year more for early education
Reuters (NAT)
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2.21.07  Two sessions to be held on Governor Rendell's education plan
Pocono Record (PA)
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2.21.07  With a little brain work all children may learn
The challenge to give a grand idea the ring of reality
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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2.21.07  Governor's address
Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH)
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2.15.07  All-day, everyday kindergarten is step in right direction
Canton Repository (OH)
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2.12.07  One in 150 children has autism, CDC says
Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH)
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2.12.07  More money sought for kids
Ohio's portion of child-welfare spending ranks 49th, report says
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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2.12.07  Green looks at full-day kindergarten
Tuition to be required to join pilot program
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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2.8.07  The very model of a modern student
To compete in the 21st century, start educating early
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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2.8.07  An early education test
Ted Strickland wants the feds to be more flexible with their money
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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2.8.07  All-day, everyday kindergarten growing
Canton Repository (OH)
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2.8.07  District in line to meet its budget
Figure on charters, vouchers about right
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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2.5.07  Legislators hopeful pre-kindergarten bill will pass
Worcester Telegram & Gazette News (MA)
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2.5.07  Early Learning Initiative short of its goal
Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH)
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2.5.07  Strickland stands by early childhood education commitment
Unspent pot of welfare funds grows again
Gongwer News Service (OH)
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2.5.07  Follow the spending
More evidence of how the Springfield schools reveal the sorry state of school funding in Ohio
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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2.1.07  Spitzer wants rise in funding for schools
Record increase reliant on better accountability
Buffalo News (NY)
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2.1.07  Program gives kids free dental screenings
Nashua Telegraph (NH)
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2.1.07  Counties get new funding to improve children's treatment
State grant will help
Plattsburgh Press-Republican (NY)
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2.1.07  South Dakota makes preschool a form of economic development
Minnesota Public Radio (MN)
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2.1.07  Group seeks better educated population
Canton Repository (OH)
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2.1.07  Press Release: New Study Shows Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) State Preschool Program Improves Language and Math Abilities of Children
National Institute for Early Education Research, NIEER (NJ)
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2.1.07  Michigan Law Enforcement Leaders Ask Stabenow to Push for Expanded Funds for Head Start, Child Care to Cut Crime
The Hill (NAT)
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2.1.07  Unprecedented expansion of school aid tied to accountability
State of New York (NY)
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1.29.07  Full MAEP funding flies through House
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (MS)
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1.29.07  4K programs show steady growth
The Holmen Courier (WI)
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1.29.07  Oswego looking to expand pre-k
WSYR News (NY)
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1.29.07  Goals offered for early childhood education
The Olympian (WA)
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1.29.07  Study points to benefits of preschool, Beebe says
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Northwest Edition (AR)
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1.29.07  (Governor) Blanco outlines plans to build strong Louisiana communities
Daily Iberian (LA)
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1.29.07  (Governor) Spitzer to focus on fairness, accountability in schools funding
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (NY)
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1.25.07  Experts stress quality of care
Strickland hears industry ideas that go far beyond extending health coverage to uninsured
The Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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1.25.07  Lawmaker back with proposals to fund all-day kindergarten, increase 'parity aid' to poorer districts
Gongwer Ohio News Service (OH)
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1.17.07  SCHIP comes in for needy kids
Government-funded program provides health insurance; many unaware
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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1.17.07  Finding full-day funding
Some parents pushing for state money to support all-day kindergarten
The News-Herald (OH)
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1.17.07  Governor proposes budget increase for 2008
Santa Fe New Mexican (NM)
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1.17.07  Bredesen wants to raise cigarette tax
Bristol Herald Courier (TN)
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1.17.07  Highlights of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' proposed 2008 budget
The Wichita Eagle (KS)
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1.10.07  Paying attention earlier on
Education Week (NAT)
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1.10.07  Statement: AFSA president calls on congress to act now on education initiatives
Forbes.com (NAT)
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1.10.07  Summit looks at early childhood education efficiency
Sanford urges spending more on kindergarten for 4-year-olds
Charleston Post and Courier (SC)
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1.10.07  States paying new attention to children
Associated Press (NAT)
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1.8.07  Ohio schools in middle of the pack, survey says
Post-high school, preschool hurt ranking
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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1.8.07  Editorial: Guarantee health insurance for all children
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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1.8.07  Editorial: Ohio's needs beyond K-12
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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1.8.07  Editorial: The value of early care and education
Middletown Journal (OH)
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1.4.07  Governor to focus on education
Alamogordo Daily News (NM)
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1.4.07  Iowa lawmakers will focus on education
Iowa Times-Republican (IA)
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1.4.07  Pre-K programs succeed in state
Monroe News Star (LA)
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1.4.07  2007 Legislatures to Watch - Early Education
Governing.com
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1.4.07  Ohio school grades mixed
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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12.19.06  PA Governor Rendell Launches New Office to Enhance Early Childhood Education
The Office of Child Development and Early Learning Will Strengthen Pennsylvania Children's Early Education
Yahoo! Finance (NAT)
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12.18.06  Rating day-care facilities
Toledo Blade (OH)
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12.18.06  How to bring schools into 21st century
CNN (NAT)
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12.18.06  United Way changes strategy
Education, economic stability part of new focus
Cincinnati Enquirer (OH)
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12.18.06  Politically possible to improve kids' health
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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12.11.06  Columbus schools put extra emphasis on pre-K education
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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12.7.06  Education, health care are priorities
Agenda to be presented today
The Kentucky Post (KY)
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12.4.06  Denver tots offer lesson for Ohio
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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12.4.06  Ohio program helps children with autism
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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11.30.06  Big day-care step
Parents will appreciate states new program that rates quality of facilities
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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11.30.06  An 'early' start
The Summit P-16 Council begins its ambitious effort to get 80 percent local high schools grads into college
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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11.30.06  Clinics on the chopping block
At least one might be closed, pharmacies consolidated
Cincinnati Enquirer (OH)
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11.30.06  Nevada schools ask for $1 billion
Reno Gazette-Journal (NV)
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11.30.06  Backers of mental health parity bill optimistic; say opposition softening
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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11.30.06  Online shopping for day care
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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11.30.06  Early education is the answer
Kokomo Tribune (IN)
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11.30.06  Fit for a kid
Jumping, playing and giggling help teach tots good health habits
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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11.28.06  That prenatal visit may be months too late
New York Times (NAT)
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11.27.06  Report details pre-K benefits for taxpayers
Arkansas Democrat Gazette (AR)
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11.27.06  Unequal treatment
State lawmakers fail again to value parity in mental health coverage
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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11.16.06  All Ohio's child-care providers to get rated
Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH)
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11.13.06  The Kindergarten Push
Full-day programs becoming more popular with parents and schools
The Morning Journal (NAT)
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11.9.06  Victorious Beebe: Will work for all
Arkansas Democrat Gazette (AR)
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11.9.06  Blagojevich easily beats Topinka for second term
Daily Southtown (IL)
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11.9.06  Sebelius scores a first by winning second term
State has never re-elected a woman governor before, but heavily funded campaign leads to success this time.
The Kansas City Star (MO)
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11.9.06  Ted Strickland's Acceptance Speech
Strickland Campaign (OH)
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11.8.06  Four more years: Governor coasts to re-election
Tulsa World (OK)
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11.2.06  'The value of early care and education'
Hamilton News Journal (OH)
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10.31.06  Going beyond Head Start
Programs that put real money into intensive preschooling pay off - in productive workers
Business Week (NAT)
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10.30.06  Early education: now or later
The Athens Messenger (OH)
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10.24.06  Preschool proposal: pay less, get more
Cuyahoga County to bear most costs of initial program
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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10.22.06  Mental health's coverage crisis
Often, families with mentally ill children must choose poverty
The Cincinnati Enquirer (OH)
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10.19.06  Candidates discuss education
The Athens Messenger (OH)
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10.17.06  Ensure success by starting with region's youngest children
The Cincinnati Enquirer (OH)
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10.17.06  Tobacco companies waging war
Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds are giving millions to campaigns opposing antismoking bills
Associated Press (NAT)
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10.16.06  Provide dedicated dollars to open preschool to all
Des Moines Register (IA)
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10.16.06  Report: Start reading to kids early
CBS News (NAT)
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10.16.06  Couples make sacrifices to spend time with children
The Jackson Citizen Patriot (MI)
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10.15.06  Early care for children vital to strong economy
The Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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10.15.06  If you think your toddler needs therapy, you're not alone
The Daily Herald (IL)
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10.15.06  State considers bill to create universal preschool program
The Daily Record (OH)
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10.10.06  Editorial: Investing in early child care critical
The Toledo Blade (OH)
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10.9.06  Early repairs in foundation for reading
New York Times (NAT)
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10.9.06  Q-and-A: 'Building blocks' are keys to learning
USA Today (NAT)
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10.6.06  Preschool can help fight crime, group says
The Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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10.5.06  Candidates swing, miss on issues
Lots of criticism, little debate in Blackwell, Strickland meeting
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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10.5.06  Nursery students learn about safety
Zanesville Times Recorder (OH)
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10.5.06  State must provide for its youngest children
The Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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10.5.06  State must provide for its youngest children
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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10.4.06  Del. urges early youth education
Need is urgent, but changes will take time, state council says
The News Journal (DE)
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10.4.06  Early start good for kids
Group promotes more reading and pre-kindergarten schooling
Ankorage Daily News (AK)
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10.3.06  Teaching preschoolers is good for everybody
The Denver Post (CO)
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9.28.06  Group calls for bolstering Alaska preschool opportunities
Anchorage Daily News (AK)
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9.26.06  Rendell speaks on business
Daily Local News (PA)
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9.26.06  Midweek Perspectives: Preschool pays off
Early childhood education produces better students, more productive adults
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA)
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9.22.06  MOMMY PRACTICE IS OVER
With baby in the house, everything changes for young mother
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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9.22.06  NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS COMING TO COLUMBUS
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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9.22.06  WHAT'S BEST FOR BABY
Nurses coach young, poor through pregnancy and toward better future
Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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9.21.06  Governor candidates in different classes on education proposals
Springfield News-Sun (OH)
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9.19.06  Smoking, lead linked to ADHD in children
The Cincinnati Post (OH)
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9.13.06  Early Childhood Programs Pay Off
The Toledo Blade (OH)
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9.10.06  The price of preschool
Parents hope elite early education will give youngsters an academic
The Indianapolis Star (IN)
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9.8.06  Gov. Signs Preschool Funding Bill
The state says at least 12,000 and as many as 17,000 low-income children could benefit.
LA Times (CA)
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9.5.06  Keep elected reps focused on the welfare of our youngest kids
The Athens News (OH)
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9.5.06  Full-day kindergarten: Is Ohio planning for its future?
The Delaware Gazette (OH)
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8.30.06  Group in Canton lobbies on behalf of children
The Canton Repository (OH)
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8.28.06   Wealth no factor in early childhood education needs, state panel says
Plain Dealer (OH)
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8.27.06  Interest group plans campaign for early childhood education
Canton Repository (OH)
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8.26.06  New group backs push for early childhood initiatives
The Times Reporter (OH)
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8.26.06  Early childhood crusade under way
The Canton Repository (OH)
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8.26.06  Streamlined aid for kids under study
Having single agency could save state money
Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
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8.26.06  Campaign launched to push early childhood initiatives
Coshocton Tribune (OH)
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8.19.06  Group Campaigning for Early Childhood Education
Lima News
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8.14.06  Education standards ask more of kids
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.12.06  Kindergarten ought to be offered all day
The Columbus Dispatch
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8.7.06  Late Learner
Washington Post
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8.7.06  Johnson: Pre-K profits young Texans and the state
Austin American Statesman (Texas)
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8.2.06  New Research, Top Business Executives Tout Economic Benefits of High Quality Early Childhood Education
Growing List of Corporate Leaders Support Universal Access to Preschool
Committee for Economic Development (CED) Press Release
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8.2.06  Record-Setting Reading Campaign Kicks off Nationwide
New York Times
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8.1.06  Lobbying for Tots
Campaign aims to expand accessibility of preschool
The Sunday Messenger (Athens, Ohio)
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8.1.06  New Pupils Aren't Healthy
The Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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7.31.06  Harrison: Early education makes for healthier kids
North Shore Sunday (MA)
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7.26.06  10,000 more let in preschool door
At-risk children to get 1st priority
The Chicago Tribune (IL)
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7.25.06  State pressing rural districts to expand pre-kindergartens
The Post and Courier (SC)
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7.25.06  Private preschools offer alternative, but aren't under state controls
Mail Tribune (OR)
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7.21.06  Schweitzer stresses early education
Missoulian News Online (MT)
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7.19.06  Kaine pushes pre-K
The governor says Virginia schools are in good shape, but achievement gaps remain
Daily Press (VA)
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7.19.06  Early education is the key to children's well-being
Letter to the editor
The Republican (MA)
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7.18.06  Addressing children's psychiatric well-being
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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7.12.06  More parents have kids tutored for kindergarten
East Valley-Scottsdale Tribune (AZ)
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7.12.06  Gates, state take lead on early learning
The Seattle Times (WA)
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7.10.06  Prevent Blindness to screen Head Start kids
West Davidson office moving, opening clinic
The Tennessean
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7.10.06  Pre-kindergarten now free for military children
State will pay for children of active-duty members to attend pre-kindergarten
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
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7.10.06  Center offers education for teachers, children
The Gwinnett Daily Post (GA)
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7.5.06  Getting ready for school
Children's programs of real benefit come at a price, expert says
The Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA)
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6.30.06  Program Works to Expand Pre-K
The Washington Post
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6.30.06  Schools receive Pre-K funding
Socorro Consolidated Schools have received funding for pre-kindergarten classes to serve 4-year-olds in place of its Even Start family literacy program.
El Defensor Chieftain (NM)
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6.28.06  Require degrees, and pay accordingly
Letter to the Editor
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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6.28.06  How Else Would You Spend $320 Billion?
Most policy wonks like me have had the disconcerting experience of mistakenly writing $200 million when we meant $200 billion.
The Washington Post
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6.27.06  Early Start: Program aims to prepare kids for kindergarten
City schools are preparing for a six-week summer program for incoming kindergartners who have had little or no prekindergarten.
The Stamford Advocate (CT)
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6.27.06  Tossed out: Kids in day care are expelled at an alarming rate
Ryan Mefford couldn't even walk, much less talk, but in his first eight months of life he was kicked out of three day-care centers.
Lansing State Journal (MI)
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6.22.06  Changes urged for preschool, child-care policies
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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6.21.06  States Push to Align Policies From Pre-K to Postsecondary
Education Week
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6.21.06  Finishing college before preschool
Ohio considers requiring degrees for early-childhood teachers
The Plain Dealer (OH)
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6.19.06  Report says First Steps helps at-risk students
Public pre-kindergarten programs funded by First Steps are giving at-risk children a better shot at doing well in school, the first outside study of the program's effectiveness has found
Star News Online (NC)
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6.19.06  Investment in early ed pays off for business
Smart Start matters for N.C.'s economy, not just education
The Charlotte Observer
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6.14.06  Second chance for preschool funding
Governor's 3-year, $145-million plan aims to bridge gap in achievement between rich, poor
The Mercury News (CA)
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6.14.06  Pay for preschool, cut crime, safety group says
Spend now on preschool or spend later on prison
The Patriot-News (PA)
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6.14.06  Blackwell agrees to debates with Strickland
Republican candidate for governor Kenneth Blackwell said Monday he has accepted Democrat Ted Strickland's challenge to a series of debates
The Cincinnati Post
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6.11.06  Toledo Day Nursery has been taking care of children for 135 years
The Toledo Blade (OH)
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6.8.06  Lawmakers extend reach of valuable 4K programs to more students from low-income famililes
The Greenville News (SC)
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6.8.06  Prop. 82 Defeat a Loss for California's Children; Nationally Other States Move Forward
National Newswire
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6.8.06  Ohio Early Care and Education Campaign Comes to Franklin County
United Way of Central Ohio
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6.2.06  Headlines Make Us Ask: Who Cares for Kids?
Why Quality is so Important
The Amarillo Globe (TX)
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6.2.06  Vilsack signs package of school measures
WOI-TV ABC 5 Des Moines (IA)
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6.2.06  A good start today fights crime tomorrow
Redding.com - A Record Searchlight Newspaper (CA)
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5.26.06  Early-School Advocates Say Local Children Unprepared
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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5.24.06  Early educators anxious to learn about Preschool for All program
Ilinnois Quincy Herald Whig
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5.24.06  Early education should be a priority in the next Ohio state budget, child advocates say
Parents plea for education priorities
Journal-News
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5.24.06  Poll Finds Strong Statewide Support for Education Funding
Texans Willing to Pay for High-Quality Pre-Kindergarten for All Children
The Hill: The Newspaper for Federal and State Legislation
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5.19.06  Governor aims to increase funds before vote on preschool initiative
By Juliet Williams
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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5.19.06  Governors push access to preschool
By Kavan Peterson, Stateline.org Staff Writer
Stateline (stateline.org)
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5.16.06  Report: More Governors Than Ever Before Prioritizing Pre-K
If Budget Proposals are Approved 45,000 Children to Have Pre-K Access
U.S. Newswire
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5.3.06  Blackwell vs. Strickland
Analysis: Republicans make history; Democrats target center
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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5.3.06  Area rep wins primary for governor
The Marietta Times
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