by Lisa Finaldi | Jun 11, 2018
June 11, 2018 – The Committee for Economic Development (CED) shares its latest audio podcast about the importance of the early learning workforce and the story of how Louisiana addressed this challenge in their state. Hear from special guests Melanie Bronfin of...
by Lisa Finaldi | May 22, 2018
In 2016, Cincinnati voters overwhelmingly approved a property tax increase to fund the $15 million-a-year Preschool Promise. In its first school year, the program provided tuition scholarships to 1,337 preschoolers, brought 82 preschools into the program and supported...
by Lisa Finaldi | Jan 10, 2018
As the trend toward reduced investments at the federal level for children continues (a decline over the next decade is expected by 25 percent or more as a percentage of GDP), local governments are stepping up their investments. This Brookings report provides an...
by Lisa Finaldi | Aug 31, 2017
August 2017 – An early childhood workforce investment tax credit helps provide an incentive for professional development, and rewards educational attainment with a refundable wage credit to increase pay. Read the Committee on Economic Development’s new...
by Lisa Finaldi | Nov 7, 2016
CINCINNATI, OH, NOVEMBER 4, 2016 – School started a couple months ago. As Cincinnati Public School and preschool parents, we’re happy to report that our children love their teachers. As parents, we see it as one more vital sign that education in Cincinnati is...
