Moriah Balingit (@bymoriah) 's Twitter Profile
Moriah Balingit

@bymoriah

I write about early education + childcare for @AP. 🇵🇭-🇺🇸 + @aaja hypewoman. Fmrly @washingtonpost, @peabodyaward winner + middle school basketball champ.

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Today you're going to read in virtually every news outlet that Kamala Harris secured enough support to become the nominee. And you know how? Because The Associated Press reporters called/emailed/gathered intel on literally thousands of delegates. apnews.com/projects/elect…

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NEW: Head Start, which serves the nation's neediest kids, has lost 350,000 slots since 2013. I look at one community in rural Alaska mourning the loss of its Head Start: apnews.com/article/presch…

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NEW: If you're a parent, or caring for an elderly or disabled loved one, you'll want to read my story on how Kamala Harris + Donald J. Trump plan to tackle the high cost of care apnews.com/article/electi…

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This clip is making the rounds — but you should also read my story on what Donald J. Trump and JD Vance have said about child care apnews.com/article/bb0283…

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Trump has talked a lot recently about the migrant community in Aurora, Colo. BiancaVázquezToness shows us what's actually unfolding, through the eyes of mothers who were living on the streets. An intimate must-read: apnews.com/article/homele…

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Trump name-dropped Aurora, Colo. again. Make sure you read Bianca Vazquez Toness's story about the city and the migrants striving to make it. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

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"In many English classrooms across America, assignments to read full-length novels are becoming less common...." apnews.com/article/books-… from Sharon Lurye

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If you're serious about saving democracy, a lot of early educators say you should start teaching it in preschool. My dispatch from one in Annandale, Va. apnews.com/article/presch…

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The most important election you've never heard of is this preschool class electing the best PAW Patrol character. Incredible video by almaz apnews.com/article/presch…

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There's a lot of research that shows that Black children do better when they have Black teachers. My story on a program that puts young Black men in preschool classrooms. apnews.com/article/presch…

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Remember White Guys for Harris? Cat Ladies for Harris? Swifties for Harris? Chris Megerian dug in to what happened with those groups -- and whether they can help Harris win apnews.com/article/kamala…

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NEW: The Trump administration has thrown out a memo that kept ICE from schools and churches. It's something immigration + education advocates feared would happen apnews.com/article/immigr… by Rebecca Santana

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Yesterday, we learned that Trump was opening up schools to immigration enforcement. Here's what that could mean for schools and families: apnews.com/article/trump-…

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New: North Texas schools, churches could face potential immigration raids under a new directive passed by DHS on Tuesday Team effort w/ Marcela Rodrigues, Talia Richman & Adrian Ashford dallasnews.com/news/education…