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National News

Early Childhood Education Offers Unique Chance For Bipartisan Consensus Forbes

Map: How student poverty has increased since the Great Recession The Washington Post

Presidential Candidates

Opinion: Jeb Bush Swings Big on Pre-K at the Education Summit — and Misses The Seventy Four

Alabama

Alabama child care centers: Just because they’re open doesn’t mean they’ve been inspected al.com

California

It’s true: Kindergarten is optional in California Los Angeles Times

Colorado

Birth to 3: What’s new in early childhood learning? KRMA-TV Online

Massachusetts

The Importance of Early Childhood Education Patch

Michigan

Column: An early childhood home visitation program blooms in Kalamazoo MLive.com

South Carolina

Early childhood education is vital to later success The Post and Courier Online

Texas

Austin school district launches Pre-K classes for 3-year-olds Austin American-Statesman |