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Dallas ISD sees ‘meteoric lift’ in pre-K students’ preparedness The Dallas Morning News

Duncan Moved Early-Education Policy Forward, Advocates Say Education Week

National News

A polarizing New York education leader takes the national reins POLITICO States

Arne Duncan Stepping Down as Education Secretary Education Week Online

Kindergarten: While American Kids Read, Their Finnish Peers Play The Atlantic Online

Now That Arne Duncan Is Out, Is No Child Left Behind to Stay? The Atlantic Online

Strauss: The tenure of Education Secretary Arne Duncan — in his own sometimes startling words Washington Post Online

The Education Secretary’s Greatest Hits Iowa Public Radio – Online

Presidential Candidates

Clinton To Discuss Early Education In New Hampshire NHPR/New Hampshire Public Radio Online

Clinton wins endorsement of National Education Association Associated Press Online

Alaska

Early education makes a world of difference for Alaska’s children Alaska Dispatch News Online

Arizona

Competing proposals on school funding muddy waters Arizona Daily Sun Online

California

Valuing Stakeholders in Early Childhood Education Stanford Social Innovation Review

Georgia

State celebrates early learning during Georgia Pre-K Week Athens Banner-Herald

New Mexico

Head Start is ‘life-changing’ for at-risk children Albuquerque Journal Online

New York

De Blasio joins other mayors in call for federal investment in cities Newsday

Tennessee

Early childhood education: Here’s why pre-K matters The Tennessean – Online

Rival Preschool Studies from Tennessee and Miami Shed Light on Fleeting Benefits of Early Childhood Education Washington Monthly

Tennessee Pre-K: A Lesson on Why the Early Grades Matter Too Washington Monthly