Research has shown that the first five years play an enormous role in a child’s ongoing development and future success. Since most kids are in a child care or preschool setting while their parents are at work, it’s critical that we invest in a high-quality early education system that provides the experiences kids need for healthy development.
For Wisconsin to have a well-educated and skilled workforce, we need to invest resources to make sure that every student has access to an excellent public education. But Wisconsin’s public school districts still get less state support than they did a decade ago despite recent increases, a new analysis from the Wisconsin Budget Project...
Despite recent increases, Wisconsin’s public K-12 school districts still receive less in state aid than they did a decade ago, prior to historic cuts to education. During that timeframe, state lawmakers chose to pass large tax cuts instead of investing the money in local schools. Lawmakers are also increasingly diverting resources...
The Community of Practice Meeting on Farm to Early Care and Education was hosted by the Policy Equity Group and supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation - Washington D.C., 24-26 September, 2019. Arriving back to mid 60’s temperatures in Madison last Thursday afternoon, I immediately remembered the warmth of Washington, DC I had just...
Kids Forward has just released the results of a survey of child care providers in Brown County and surrounding areas. We think this is useful information for policy makers and advocates who want to improve Wisconsin's early care and education system. Many thanks to Family & Childcare Resources of Northeast Wisconsin for conducting...
One of the critical aspects of Family Resource Centers (FRCs) are their strong roots in the settlement movement model (i.e., settlement houses). By focusing on mobilizing community assets, people at FRCs strive to work collectively for families. In the area of Early Care and Education (ECE), they offer resources to parents while they...
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