Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• Alexander, Murray propose bipartisan measure to replace NCLB – The Washington Post
  • Alexander, Murray strike a deal on NCLB – Politico Pro
  • No Child Left Behind: Senators Unveil Bipartisan Agreement on Rewrite – U.S. News & World Report
  • Senate’s effort to rewrite NCLB sparks cautious optimism – The Washington Post
  • S. senators propose fix to controversial education law – Reuters
  • Senate Education Leaders Unveil Bipartisan Compromise to Rewrite ESEA – Education Week
  • Alexander, Murray Strike a Deal on No Child Left Behind Law – National Journal
  • Senators Release Plan to Replace No Child Left Behind – Daily Caller
  • Senators Announces Agreement to Update Education Law – The Associated Press
  • Bipartisan senators try to fix No Child Left Behind – The Hill
  • Senate Plan to Revise No Child Left Behind Law Would Not Measure Teachers by Test Scores – The New York Times
  • Senate Panel Leaders Agree on Overhaul of No Child Left Behind Law – The Wall Street Journal
  • Bipartisan deal on K-12 education law unveiled – USA Today
  • How a bipartisan bill would change no child left behind – USA Today
  • No Child Left Behind Rewrite: Senators’ ‘Every Child Achieves’ Act Empowers State Education Systems, Keeps Annual Testing – International Business Times
  • NCLB Draft Rewrite Reduces Stakes of Standardized Testing, Brings Major Changes to Federal Ed Policy – T.H.E. Journal
  • Updated: Senate ed leaders reach bipartisan agreement on ESEA rewrite – Education Dive
  • Senators Propose Changes to ‘No Child Left Behind’ Law – OPB NPR
  • No Child Left Behind plan would give power back to states – The Seattle Times
  • Editorial: Federal education bill provides important revisions — The Spokesman-Review
  • New Senate draft of NCLB rewrite draws quick praise – and criticism – Politico Pro
  • Earnest: Alexander-Murray bill is ‘important step’ – Politico Pro
  • How Sen. Lamar Alexander plans to fix No Child Left Behind – Chattanooga Times Free Press
  • Bipartisan deal reached to fix No Child Left Behind – The Commercial Appeal
  • Opinion: Don’t undo the nation’s education progress – The Washington Post
• Duncan Speaks At Innovation Summit, Visits Early Childhood Center in Phoenix – Arizona Education News Service
  • Education secretary: Early childhood programs key to state, nation – Cronkite News
    • As Duncan pitches education in Phoenix, reform bills inch forward in D.C. – Cronkite News
  • Officials pushing for more federal funds to Ariz. Preschools – The Arizona Republic
  • Ducey backs preschools – but not funding them – Capitol Media Services
  • S. Department of Education: Arizona in need for high-quality preschool – KVOA NBC
  • Report: Not enough Arizona kids enrolled in preschool; state given $20M federal grant to improve – KNXV ABC
  • 3 TV News @ 9 – KTVK TV
  • CBS 5 News at 6:30 – KPHO CBS
  • Arizona Nightly News – KPNX NBC
  • Report: 8 of 10 Arizona 4-Year-Olds Not in Publicly Funded Preschools – Arizona Public Media
  • WLTZ First News Alabama – WLTZ NBC
  • Report: Greater Need for Access to High-Quality Preschool – NBC Southern California
  • Today in LA – KNBC NBC
  • KTVU News at Five – WTVU FOX
  • Report: Georgia fares well in pre-K enrollment survey – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • S. Dept. of Education report: Greater need for access to high-quality preschool – WTVM ABC
  • WTOC News at Daybreak 7A – WTOC CBS
  • Report: Hawaii’s children need access to high-quality preschool – KHON FOX
  • KITV 4 News at 10:00 – KITV ABC
  • S. Dept. of Ed Report: Greater Need for Idaho Children to Access Preschool – Boise Weekly
  • KTVB News at Ten – KTFT NBC
  • Indiana one of worst states for preschool education – Indiana Daily Student
  • Capitol Digest: April 7, 2015: Preschool Report Released – Lee Enterprises Des Monies
  • Greater Need for Access to High-Quality Preschool for Kentucky’s Children – WBKO ABC
  • 54% of Louisiana’s 4-year-olds skip publicly funded preschool, report says – The Times-Picayune
  • Report: More Than Half Md. Toddlers Not Enrolled in Publicly Funded Pre-K – CBS Baltimore
  • Report: Mass. children lack access to pre-K education – WWLP NBC
  • Call For Increased Pre-School Enrollment – WLNS CBS
  • 6 News at 5am – WLAJ ABC
  • Report Shows Michigan Preschool Options Lacking – WILX NBC
  • Report: Greater need for high-quality pre-schools in Michigan – WWMT CBS
  • Report: MN Near Bottom In Rate Of Kids In Public Preschool – Associated Press
  • KARE 11 News Sunrise – KARE NBC
  • NewsCenter Today – KTTC NBC
  • ABC 6 News Good Morning – KAAL ABC
  • FOX 9 Morning News – KMSP FOX
  • New Report Shows Greater Need for Access to High-Quality Preschool for Mississippi’s Children – WHPM FOX
  • State looks to boost number of kids enrolled in pre-K – The Associated Press
  • Report shows need for access to high-quality preschool in NJ – New Jersey 101.5
  • ABC 11 Eyewitness News at 5:30 AM – WTVD ABC
  • WRAL News & 5:30PM – WRAL CBS
  • Access To High-Quality Preschool Lacking For Ohio Children – Plunderbund
  • Feds: Oregon preschool access lags behind U.S. – KTVZ NBC
  • FOX17 This Morning – WZTV FOX
  • New Report Shows Greater Need for Access to High-Quality Preschool for Utah’s Children – Utah Policy
  • Utah trails the nation with public preschool offerings – The Salt Lake Tribune
  • Report: 60% of 4-Year-Olds Don’t Have Access to Publicly Funded Preschool Program – MyChamplainValley.com
• Mexican-American Toddlers: Understanding The Achievement Gap – NPR
• Commentary: Top Teachers Required for All Our Small Children – WomensENews
• The Power of One-on-One Tutoring in Early Literacy – EdCentral

 

Alabama

• Budget cuts would reduce Alabama child care, mental health services – AL.com

 

Arkansas

• Lampkin: Arkansas House Report – Ashley County Ledger

 

California

• Only 18 Percent of Mexican-American Mothers Read to Their Kids – Breitbart California

 

Indiana

• As State Pushes Early Education, Kindergarten Age Hangs In The Balance – WBAA NPR

 

Kentucky

• Beshear vetoes portion of state spending bill – The Associated Press
  • Beshear issues line-item veto on HB510 – WBKO ABC
  • Gov. Beshear issues line item veto on HB510 – The Lane Report

 

Maine

• National group says pre-K investment builds better workforce – Bangor Daily News

 

Maryland

• At 50, Head Start hopes for expansion – Capital Gazette

 

Massachusetts

• Column: On early ed, let’s not lose ground – GazetteNet

 

Michigan

• Guest Column: Help keep kids out of jail when they grow up by having them reading by the third grade – MLive.com

 

Minnesota

• Finding Top-Quality Child Care Gets Easier in Minnesota – Public News Service
• Health director’s view: Many things in community contribute to our good health – Duluth News Tribune

 

New Jersey

• Industry Insights: New Jersey should get down to business with preschool – NJ BIZ

 

New York

• As Full-Day Pre-K Takes Hold, Some Parents Plead for Half-Day Options – The Wall Street Journal

 

North Carolina

• $2.2 million in federal grants announced for Early Head Start in Forsyth – Winston-Salem Journal

 

Pennsylvania

• Forum highlights early education issues – The Indiana Gazette

 

Rhode Island

• House, Senate leaders back restoration of private education funding – Providence Journal

 

Texas

• Opinion: A bipartisan bill in Texas? It’s possible on prekindergarten – The Dallas Morning News
  • Pre-K could get more money from state than first announced – Austin American-Statesman
  • Lawmaker says more money may be coming for expanded pre-K in Texas – Austin American-Statesman
  • Tracking Texas Politics: April 8, 2015 – KXAN NBC