CA: Early Childhood Education
2024 Children’s Report Card shows CA behind in many areas
California's children are doing well - the vast majority have health insurance and access to transitional kindergarten - but the state is far behind i…
Programs help rural families bond to nurture healthy kids
Studies show that 90% of a child's brain develops by age six - so Save the Children's home-visiting program helps families build a strong, positive…
CA advocates criticize proposed cuts to Head Start preschool programs
Children's advocates are slamming a budget proposal to slash funds for Head Start, the program providing free preschool for children in low-income …
Report: CA Families Struggle to Find Affordable Child Care
California families are paying way too much for child care, according to the 2023 Kids Count Data Book out today from the Annie E. Casey Foundation…
Literacy Programs Work to Mitigate Learning Loss from Pandemic Disruption
Literacy programs are making headway against the learning loss associated with pandemic school disruptions, which put many students four to five …
Governor’s Budget Includes Highest Education Funding in CA History
K-12 and higher education would get $102 billion next fiscal year as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom's new budget proposal, released Monday -- the most in …
Presupuesto incluye mayor financiación para educación en historia de CA
Los grados de K a 12 y educación superior recibirían $102,000 millones el próximo año fiscal, como parte de la nueva propuesta …
Report: CA Children of Color Bear Brunt of Pandemic
LOS ANGELES -- Kids in California were among the hardest hit during the pandemic, according to the just-released 2021 Kids Count report. Researchers …
Governor's Multibillion Dollar Boost to Education Budget Thinks Big
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Education advocates are cheering Gov. Gavin Newsom's May budget revise, which pours almost $122 billion into public schools…
El Impulso Multibillonario del Gobernador al Presupuesto de Educación, Piensa en Grande
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Quienes defienden la educación aplauden la revisión presupuestaria del gobernador Gavin Newsom, que inyecta casi 122 …
Schools Team Up with Nonprofits to Combat Child Hunger
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- COVID-19 has caused a big spike in poverty, and now California has the country's highest number of children experiencing hunger …
CA Schools, Families Get Help Coping in Pandemic
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Before the pandemic, one in five children in California lived with hunger. Now, it's one in four, so the media company …