Early Education News – Daily Digest

Kris Perry, FFYF and Invest in US Coverage

Long-Term Study Finds Tennessee Pre-K Effects Fade By 3rd Grade Education Week Online

National News

9 Surprising Facts About the Cost of Childcare TIME

Anne-Marie Slaughter’s ‘Unfinished Business’ The New York Times

Education Department Updates Its Government Shutdown Plan Education Week

Shakira’s Helping Early Childhood Education Venue Magazine Online

What’s Wrong With The Brookings Paper On Universal Preschool? ThinkProgress

Alabama

Students who attend high-quality pre-k are better prepared for kindergarten al.com

Arizona

Arizona GOP leaders: Reform K-12 education inflation funding AZCentral.com

Iowa

More families opting into Iowa’s Voluntary Preschool Program Associated Press

New Jersey

Preschool can help some kids avoid crime, NJ cop says WKXW-FM

North Carolina

Why pre-K resolution is so important Herald-Sun Online

Ohio

Why Preschool Promise supporters don’t want to go halfway Cincinnati Business Journal

South Carolina

After 40 years in office, Riley prescribes 6 ways to make SC better The State

Tennessee

Long-Awaited Vanderbilt Pre-K Study Finds Benefits Lacking WPLN-FM (Nashville Public Radio)

Study casts doubt over pre-K programs in Tennessee The Tennessean

Study examines effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-K program Associated Press

Vandy pre-K study raises new questions about long-term gains Chattanooga Times Free Press

Washington, DC

Wall Donates $400k to D.C. Homeless Children WNEW-FM – Online