thread in the News
Below are recent articles, stories and footage relating to thread and the early childhood education sector.
2022
- Aug. 16: Alaska’s child care sector is in crisis, but market conditions are great for small entrepreneurs (ADN)
2021
- Nov. 3: Local governments steer money to Juneau child care centers struggling to find workers (KTOO)
- Oct. 21: Alaska child care providers see long delays in monthly payments, background checks after state cyberattack (Alaska News Source)
- Sept. 27: An Ode to Joy – Longtime early childhood advocate retires (Juneau Empire)
- Aug. 17: Parents struggle to find child care as school begins (Alaska News Source)
- Aug. 10: Talk of Alaska – The challenge of child care (Alaska Public Media)
- Aug. 3: Child care is key in Alaska’s transition to a vibrant economy (Op-ed by Board President Elena Romerdahl)
- June 23: Resources for Families Post-Pandemic (Alaska News Source)
- May 14: Op-Ed: The child care workforce is key to recovery (ADN)
- April 26: Doing right by kids: How to pay for quality early childhood education at a scale we need? (Hometown Alaska – APRN)
- April 21: 2021 thread Awards Recipients Announced (Alaska Business Monthly)
- March 23: Federal dollars could be ‘game changer’ for Alaska families (Alaska Public Media)
- Jan. 18: thread Awards Additional $940,000 in COVID-19 Support to Child Care Statewide (Alaska Business Monthly)
2020
- June 18: Child care providers say they’re falling through the cracks without pandemic recovery aid (Alaska Public Media)
- May 15: As Alaska’s economy begins to reopen, Anchorage officials say the city is facing a childcare shortage (Alaska Public Media)
- May 13: Alaska child care providers will soon get federal and state aid, but the money won’t last long (Anchorage Daily News)
- April 20: Alaska day cares, critical during the coronavirus crisis, are endangered (Anchorage Daily News)
