Why California's Universal Transitional Kindergarten Plan Poses a Threat to Some Early Childhood Ed Providers

Universal preschool is coming to California in 2025, a major victory, years in the making for early childhood education advocates. McCarty is the architect of the $2.7 billion initiative, which was authorized as part of an education funding bill signed into law in July.

Study confirms kids as spreaders of COVID-19 and emerging variants

Sign up for daily emails to get the latest Harvard news. Infected children are potential “reservoirs” for the evolution of new variants as well as potential spreaders of current variants, explains Lael Yonker.

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New government reports paint child care system as 'unworkable'

Children play together in the 3-year-old class at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in Baltimore. In Maryland, about 1 in 3 adults in households with those 4 and younger reported taking a child out of child care in the previous four weeks.

California coronavirus cases dropping, CDC says

California’s coronavirus transmission rates are dropping, a hopeful sign amid a summer surge fueled by the Delta variant, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Democrats poised to overhaul nation’s childcare, with taxpayers picking up the bill

Spurred by the pandemic, Democrats are proposing a foundational shift in how the nation pays for childcare — placing responsibility largely on taxpayers rather than parents. It’s a transition dozens of wealthy countries already have made.

4th stimulus check: $600 for Californians, $1,000 teacher bonuses, $2,000 payment petition

Millions of parents received their third child tax credit checks in their bank accounts this morning. And if you live in California, you could be getting even more money with the second round of Golden State Stimulus checks for $600 (or up to $1,100) on Friday.

ACLU sues Bay Area school district over ‘separate, unequal and illegal’ special education program

Outcomes for disabled students — especially those who are Black or English learners — in one Bay Area school district are so poor that the district is essentially denying the students their right to an education, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

Inadequate U.S. Child-Care Hampers Economy, Treasury Says (1)

The U.S. child-care system fails to adequately serve many families due to insufficient supply and high cost, holding back parents’ ability to contribute to the economy, according to a new report from the U.S. Treasury Department.