Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• Arne Duncan Emphasizes Civil Rights, Equity on ESEA’s 50th Anniversary – Education Week
  • Duncan wants new law to include early childhood education, state oversight – The Washington Post
  • Duncan: ESEA rewrite needs pre-K expansion, strong oversight – Education Dive
  • Duncan: A Bipartisan Proposal to Fix No Child Left Behind: A Good First Step; Further to Go – U.S. Department of Education “Homeroom” blog
• No Child Left Behind: An Overview – Education Week
  • NEA Bullish on Prospects for Senate Passage of Bipartisan ESEA Rewrite – Education Week
  • Commentary: A Message to Congress on ESEA: Superintendents State Their Case – Education Week
  • Bipartisan ESEA Bill Misses Key Lever for Improving Teaching Quality – EdCentral
  • Now is no time to leave No Child Left Behind, business leaders say – The Business Journals
  • Opinion: Is Now the Time to Reauthorize ESEA? – Huffington Post
  • Editorial: No good reason to oppose reviving ‘No Child Left Behind’ – The Republican
  • The U.S. Senate wants to rewrite No Child Left Behind; how would it change public schools? – Lancaster Online
  • Our View: It’s time to leave lamented ‘No Child Left’ law behind us – The Daily Times
• How Preschool Can Make You Smarter and Healthier – NOVA Next PBS
• First Look: States’ Early Ed Investment – Politico Morning Education
  • McAuliffe: Early education will boost economic development – Politico Pro
• Opinion: Building a Solid Foundation: Approaches common in early childhood education can also benefit those in grades K-3 – U.S. News & World Report
• Column: Inspiring Head Start Alumni Share 50 Years of Stories – Huffington Post
• Rand Paul praises the dignity of work, but hates the big government policies that encourage it – Vox

 

International

• Most Countries Are Failing Their Global Education Goals. Here’s A Plan To Change That – Huffington Post
  • Dear World, Your Grade For Educating Your Children Is … – NPR

 

Alaska

• My Turn: Stand up and stop the crazy education cuts – Juneau Empire

 

California

• Preschool programs struggle to remain open – Beverly Press

 

District of Columbia

• A boost for early childhood learning in D.C. – The Washington Post

 

Florida

• Jacksonville Early Learning Program Rolled As National Model – WJCT NPR

 

Illinois

• Day care providers, parents protest Rauner’s proposed child care cuts – Chicago Tribune

 

Indiana

• Editorial: Family friendly: Child-care assistance can still pass Senate – The Journal Gazette

 

Kansas

• How One Woman Bridge The Gap for Spanish Speaking Child Care Providers in Kansas – KCUR NPR

 

Michigan

• Report shows need for quality preschooling for Michigan’s children – Michigan Chronicle

 

Minnesota

• Dayton repeats call for investments in State of the State – Pioneer Press
  • Minnesota governor promotes education, transportation in State of State – Duluth News Tribune
  • Dayton’s State of the State focuses on education, transportation – Pioneer Press
  • Dayton challenges lawmakers to take risks – The Associated Press
  • Dayton Pushes Major Spending Programs in Speech – CBS Minnesota
  • Dayton pushes ambitious use of surplus funds in State of State address – KTTC NBC
  • Dayton to deliver first State of State of second term – Star Tribune
• Minnesota boosts early childhood education, step by step – Star Tribune
• Column: Investing in universal pre-K and child care – Pioneer Press
• School districts foresee yet another fiscal cliff, despite Dayton’s ed plan – MinnPost
• Letter: Early learning is a very hot topic this legislative session – Echo Press

 

Montana

• Montana senators endorse two-year state budget proposal – The Associated Press
  • Early Education Funding Fails to Make the Cut in Senate Budget – Montana Public Radio

 

New Mexico

• Martinez signs budget boosting education, child welfare – The Associated Press
• State pre-K program showing success – KRQE CBS

 

North Carolina

• Editorial: Cheers to Family Services for landing a landmark grant – Winston-Salem Journal

 

Oregon

• Bill seeks $30 million to set up statewide preschool program – The Oregonian

 

Texas

• Texas House Gives Final Approval to Pre-K Bill – The Texas Tribune
  • Texas House passes Abbott’s pre-K plan; bill heads to Senate – The Associated Press
  • Despite Tense Moments, Bolstered Pre-K Program Gets Green Light from Texas House – Time Warner Cable News
  • Capital Commentators: Tax Cuts, Pre-K Funding – Time Warner Cable News
  • Pre-K improvements bill a step in the right direction – The Daily Texan
• First sales tax rate cut in Texas history is proposed – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  • Bonnen’s $4.9 billion tax cut plan targets sales taxes – The Texas Tribune
• Editorial: Test loophole would undercut strong efforts to improve schools – Beaumont Enterprise

 

Virginia

• Kaine talks jobs, sentencing reform at stop in Lynchburg – The News & Advance

 

Washington state

• Senate budget cuts money for early learning – Everett Herald