- More parents seek state assistance amid cutbacks, By Tory N. Parrish, July 24, 2011, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “New mother Kaylynn Banks enjoys the time she gets to spend with her baby. Banks’ maternity leave from her job as a full-time housekeeper ends in a week, and the single mother worries about the cost of providing day care for her daughter, Peyton, 5 weeks old. “I’m going to have to either make more money or my mom could watch her, or I don’t know,” said Banks, 20, of Braddock, who said she makes about $21,320 annually. She said she hadn’t explored all her options, including getting financial assistance from state or county programs…”
- State cuts cost SMMUSD its toddler program, By Ashley Archibald, July 26, 2011, Santa Monica Daily Press: “SMMUSD HDQTRS – For months, as the governor and state legislators wrangled over budget deals, Californians were told that cuts would be borne by every age group and demographic to balance the state budget. Once again, Santa Monica is feeling the sting of the state’s fiscal knife. At a presentation before the Board of Education last Wednesday, Judy Abdo, Santa Monica’s former mayor and the school district’s child development services director, revealed unsettling news…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty