Raising Wisconsin: Calls for Bipartisanship on Child Care to Support Working Families, Communities

Milwaukee Reading Coalition would use state funds to train teachers in early literacy

The coalition needs bipartisan support, which activist Howard Fuller and Mayor Cavalier Johnson hope can be allocated in the next state budget.  The post Milwaukee Reading Coalition would use state funds to train teachers in early literacy appeared first on WPR.

Raising Wisconsin: Calls for bipartisanship on child care to support working families, communities

MADISON, WIS. – Raising Wisconsin calls on Wisconsin’s state elected officials to keep child care funding a key priority in the 2025-27 state budget even though negotiations recently ended in an impasse. The coalition applauds Gov. Tony Evers’ commitment to...

Education partners urge Child Care Counts funding to continue

(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Partnership issued a statement urging legislators to continue funding for the Child Care Counts program in the 2025-27 Wisconsin state budget, citing concerns by child care providers and Wisconsin residents.

Splintered early childhood sector holds its breath for funding review

Proposed changes to pay parity and regulations sit alongside skyrocketing fees, adding additional stress to a sector struggling to keep its head above water The post Splintered early childhood sector holds its breath for funding review appeared first on Newsroom.

New Early Education and Childcare Coalition research reveals impact of rising early years costs on families

New Early Education and Childcare Coalition research reveals impact of rising early years costs on familiesby Jess Gibson A third of parents have quit their job or considered quitting in the past twelve months due to cost of early education and childcare, new research from the Early Education and Childcare Coalition has revealed.  The polling, undertaken by More in Common for the Early Education and Childcare Coalition (EECC), found that continu…

State Debate: Lots of shames today -- redistricting, gun deaths, inadequate child care

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