News February 7, 2023 Josh Weinstock 2023 State Legislative Session Preview: Programs for Kids Get a Boost from State Leaders As we enter the 2023 state legislative sessions, state finances are in a historically healthy position. A thriving economy allowed many states to realize tax revenue that exceeded their initial annual budget projections.
Insights January 17, 2023 Engaging Youth Leaders in the Fiscal Mapping Process Nearly one-third of Americans are younger than age 25. Youth are eager and ready to influence policy as evidenced by the variety of youth-led organizations and initiatives that exist locally, nationally, and even internationally.
News December 14, 2022 Josh Weinstock 2022 Ballot Measure Recap This November, voters around the country chose to dedicate millions of dollars to children’s services. Learn about the three communities and one state that created new children’s funds (or renewed an existing fund) below.
News December 14, 2022 Olivia Allen Top Takeaways from the 2022 Election: What We Learned and What It Means for Kids When we at Children’s Funding Project talk about election results, we typically focus on ballot measures—this November, there were five of these measures on local ballots, and one on a statewide ballot in New Mexico.
Interview November 15, 2022 Reginald Harris Cincinnati Preschool Promise: “Where Every Kid Has Access to a High-Quality Preschool” Cincinnati, OH, City Council Member Greg Landsman is a former public schoolteacher and a staunch advocate for families in southwest Ohio.
Success Story November 8, 2022 Kristen Loschert Children’s Fund Spotlight: Strong Start, San Miguel County, CO Strong Start in San Miguel County, CO, manages one of the nearly 50 voter-approved children’s funds nationwide dedicating local revenue to services specifically for children.
Interview October 25, 2022 Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney Urges Local Leaders to “Have the Courage” to Raise Public Money for Kids Children’s Funding Project CEO Elizabeth Gaines recently spoke with Mayor Kenney about the campaign to secure the beverage tax in Philadelphia, the successes of the programs it supports, and Mayor Kenney’s advice for other local leaders looking for ways to fund programs for children.
News October 12, 2022 Josh Weinstock 2022 Ballot Measure Preview As Election Day quickly approaches, a number of states and localities will decide whether to dedicate millions of dollars of public revenue to children. Learn about all the efforts to fund children’s services on this fall’s ballot.
Insights September 20, 2022 Esther Grambs Back-to-School Success Requires Strong Community-School Partnerships In 2021, the American Rescue Plan’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund provided $122 billion to state educational agencies and K-12 public school districts for much needed financial relief to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guest Blog August 16, 2022 Josh Wallack Local Government Can Expand Pre-K—Four Lessons from New York City As the chances dwindle for significant federal action on early care and education, families and providers are turning back to leaders in city and state governments to address the crisis that the lack of care has created.
Guest Blog August 9, 2022 Robyn Lightcap Early Childhood Education Starts at Birth—Three Lessons from Preschool Promise A lot of communities say they support families and young children. But Dayton and Montgomery County, OH, can point to much that they’re doing and, importantly, institutionalizing to ensure our youngest children get off to a great start.
Insights July 27, 2022 Sarah Eicher, Kate Ritter Five Tips for Improving Cost Modeling for Early Childhood Education A cost model measures the true cost of equitably implementing, maintaining, or expanding a program or service for children. Demand for cost modeling in early childhood care and education continues to grow.