Original Source | The Honolulu Advertiser
By Rob Grunewald & Arthur Rolnick, Sunday October 11, 2009

Childhood-development spending pays off in many ways for society

Imagine a typical Hawaii sunny day and a playground full of 3- and 4-year-old kids from poor households. Given their socioeconomic status, these children are more at risk to drop out of school, end up in prison, or receive welfare payments than their peers from middle- and high-income households.

Original Source | The Clackamas Review
By Ellen Spitaleri, Tuesday September 29, 2009

It was the first recess on a sunny day, and 30 kindergartners from the Gladstone Center for Children and Families rushed out back to the raised bed garden and gathered around corn stalks taller than they were.

Teacher Amanda Mcindoe encouraged them to touch the feathery ears of corn and to look at the bounty crop of cherry tomatoes, and then she released them to go to the playground.

"Some of these children have never seen corn growing," said Mike Buchanan, center director.

Original Source | The New York Times
By Paul Tough, Sunday September 27, 2009

"Come on, Abigail."

"No, wait!" Abigail said. "I'm not finished!" She was bent low over her clipboard, a stubby pencil in her hand, slowly scratching out the letters in the book's title, one by one: T H E. . . .

"Abigail, we're waiting!" Jocelyn said, staring forcefully at her classmate. Henry, sitting next to her, sighed dramatically.

Original Source | The Oregonian
By Bill Graves, Monday September 21, 2009

Oregon's schools won high marks on a report card issued today by a national economic nonprofit called the Corporation for Enterprise Development.

The corporation, which focuses on expanding economic opportunities for Americans, gave Oregon a B grade for education and for business and jobs, a C for Oregonians' assets, income and housing and a D for health care.

Original Source | The New York Times
By Sam Dillon, Saturday September 19, 2009

Tucked away in an $87 billion higher education bill that passed the House last week was a broad new federal initiative aimed not at benefiting college students, but at raising quality in the early learning and care programs that serve children from birth through age 5.