MEDIA REPORTS
WBRE: Monroe County Daycare and Preschool Honored
It’s back to school time and one pre-school in our area is being recognized for its success.
Pennsylvania Capital Star: Pennsylvania’s kindergarten teachers ask state lawmakers for more pre-K funding
The fight to secure more funding for high-quality early education in Pennsylvania has a new ally: the state’s kindergarten teachers.
Carlisle Sentinel: Advocates make case for pre-K importance in Carlisle
The Pre-K for PA Campaign released a report, “Ready for Success: Kindergarten Teachers Support Investments in High-Quality Pre-K,” which was based on findings of a survey conducted by the Pennsylvania State Education Association.
Public News Service: Survey Shows Broad Teacher Support for Pre-K
More than 90% of Pennsylvania kindergarten teachers agree that high quality pre-k prepares children for school success, according to a new report.
York Daily Record: 71% of young people are ineligible for the military and for most careers, too
Retired Rear Admiral Thomas Wilson worries about how many young people are ineligible for the military – because the numbers are staggering.According to 2017 Pentagon data, 71 percent of young people are ineligible to join the military. The reasons: obesity, no high school diploma, or a criminal record.
Citizens Voice: Officials: Pre-K programs key to reducing adult crime
With their backs against a tall prison wall topped with barbed wire, lawmakers and law enforcement officials on Thursday made the case for pre-Kindergarten education as a key to keeping people out of jail as adults.
Times-Leader: Amid razor wire and prison blocks, advocates push for more early education money
With perimeter cameras peering down and razor wire piled high behind them, advocates pushed Thursday for an increase in state funding for early childhood education, repeating the well-documented evidence that money spent on pre-school can pay huge dividends later in life by — among other things — keeping them from growing up into criminals.
ABC 16: Corrections Secretary: More Funding for Pre-K Will Reduce Crime
The secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections came to Luzerne County highlight the importance of education when it comes to decreasing crime.
FOX 56: A push for PA Pre-K programs to keep people out of prisons
Lawmakers, police chiefs, and other local representatives were at the state correctional institution at Dallas Thursday pushing for an investment in pre-K.
Pottstown Mercury: Pottstown Singled Out for Early Education Leadership
As the state budget season kicked off with the presentation of Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget, early education advocates kicked off their efforts to ensure that budget funds pre-kindergarten education. For their setting they chose the Learning Annex building on North Franklin Street where several of the Pottstown School District’s Pre-K Counts classrooms are held.
