A look into how San Francisco is trying to lure parents
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Liz Willen Hi all!
If you follow politics and education (the two are so often intertwined) you may know President Joe Biden’s budget request calls for a guarantee of high-quality child care, at a cost of no more than $10 a day for the vast majority of families – a dream come true for many parents.
Reality check: Robust federal child care funding legislation has repeatedly been killed by legislators, as this fascinating piece ([link removed]) inside a free, foundation-funded early childhood from The Hechinger Report’s Jackie Mader notes. It’s a story that gives us a glimpse of what free or heavily subsidized high-quality child care could mean in America, and we’d love to know what you think. Sign up for our newsletter devoted to early childhood news ([link removed]) for more.
We also take you inside ([link removed]) another enormous challenge: the fight for San Francisco’s public schools in the face of declining enrollment.
Liz Willen, Editor
Main Idea
** Free child care exists in America — if you cross paths with the right philanthropist ([link removed])
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In absence of federal funding, the ultra-rich are fronting the cost of child care initiatives
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Reading List
** PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better ([link removed])
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Better pay, more respect and recognition for all they do is long overdue
** English learners stopped coming to class during the pandemic. One group is tackling the problem by helping their parents ([link removed])
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A program in Charlotte, N.C., ourBRIDGE for Kids, is working to reduce chronic absenteeism in a district with the state’s largest proportion of English language learners
** OPINION: It’s OK to play: How ‘play theory’ can revitalize U.S. education ([link removed])
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City planners are recognizing that play and learning are intertwined and turning public spaces into opportunities for active learning
** Sick parents? Caring for siblings? Colleges experiment with asking applicants how home life affects them ([link removed])
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The Common App is trying to look beyond grades to other challenges facing students
** Are more 5-year-olds coming to kindergarten in diapers? ([link removed])
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A Utah bill would require kindergarteners to be potty trained, but it’s unclear if this is a new or growing problem
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