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Jackie Mader
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Senior Early Childhood Reporter, The Hechinger Report
Austin
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SportsLaw
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By Jackie Mader Verified| The Sun News Verified When this year's legislative session launched in Idaho, early childhood experts and advocates were hopeful that the state, which has a shortage of child care, would invest more in early learning programs. Instead, lawmakers proposed what may be the most extreme effort yet to deregulate child care in America: The bill called for eliminating state required staff-to-child ratios altogether, instead allowing child care providers to set their own.
By Jackie Mader Verified| The Hechinger Report Verified When this year’s legislative session launched in Idaho, early childhood experts and advocates were hopeful that the state, which has a shortage of child care, would invest more in early learning programs. Instead, lawmakers proposed what may be the most extreme effort yet to deregulate child care in America: The bill called for eliminating state required staff-to-child ratios altogether, instead allowing child care providers to set their own.
By Jackie Mader Verified| The Sun News Verified When this year's legislative session launched in Idaho, early childhood experts and advocates were hopeful that the state, which has a shortage of child care, would invest more in early learning programs. Instead, lawmakers proposed what may be the most extreme effort yet to deregulate child care in America: The bill called for eliminating state required staff-to-child ratios altogether, instead allowing child care providers to set their own.
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The Hechinger Report
The Hechinger Report is an independent nonprofit newsroom that focuses on inequality and innovation in education. It uses investigative journalism and data-driven reporting to address systemic challenges in education from preschool through higher education. Founded by Fred M. Hechinger, a former *New York Times* education editor, the organization emphasizes solutions-oriented reporting to influence policy and public discourse. The Hechinger Report produces in-depth articles, documentaries, and interactive tools that explore various educational issues, including the impact of climate change on schools and achievement gaps. It collaborates with major news outlets like *The Washington Post* and *NPR* to ensure broad accessibility of its stories. Additionally, it offers Spanish-language reporting through *Hechinger en Español* to engage diverse audiences. The organization is funded by foundations and individual donors, which supports its editorial independence and commitment to highlighting both problems and solutions in education.
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