MORIAH BALINGIT | The Enterprise Journal

Home

- Doris Milton, 63, stands for a portrait at the Bethel New Life holistic wellness center Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Chicago. In some ways, Doris Milton is a Head Start success story. A student in one of Chicago's inaugural Head Start classes, when the federally-funded early education program was in its infancy. Milton followed in her teacher's footsteps, now a Head Start teacher in Chicago, but after more than four decades on the job, Milton, 63, earns $22 an hour. It's a wage that puts her above the federal poverty line, but she is far from financially secure. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
AP
free content

Head Start preschools aim to fight poverty, but their teachers struggle to make ends meet
By MORIAH BALINGIT - AP Education Writer
Sat,03/02/24-11:05PM , 422 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — In some ways, Doris Milton is a Head Start success story.
Click Here to Read More

- Rep. Emily O'Brien R-Grand Forks carries daughter Jolene Green, 3 weeks, into the House chamber, Dec. 6, 2022, in Bismarck, N.D. Last year, the state representative helped persuade her colleagues to approve $66 million in child care spending proposed by Gov. Doug Burnum, a Republican. O'Brien argued it could help the state's workforce shortage by helping more parents go to work. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)
AP
registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

More Republicans back spending on child care, saying it's an economic issue
By MORIAH BALINGIT - AP Education Writer
Wed,02/07/24-11:05PM , 238 Reads
Like a lot of mothers, North Dakota state Rep. Emily O'Brien struggled to find infant care when her daughter Lennon was born in 2019. So O'Brien, a Republican who represents the Grand Forks region, brought Lennon along to meetings with local leaders and constituents.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to MORIAH BALINGIT