Early Education News – Daily Digest

National News

Days from leaving office, Education Secretary Arne Duncan talks about successes, failures The Washington Post

Federal Special Education Spending Increase Would Touch All Ages Education Week Online

House easily clears $1.1 trillion spending bill POLITICO

Labor Department announces new aid for ballooning child-care costs The Washington Post

Learning Soft Skills In Childhood Can Prevent Harder Problems Later NPR/National Public Radio

Maryland

Md.’s perfect early education equation The Baltimore Sun

New Jersey

Op-Ed: Make High-Quality Preschool Accessible For All Children In NJ NJ Spotlight

New Mexico

A critical partnership Albuquerque Journal

Ohio

Cleveland Preschool Quality-Improvement Effort Reports Early Gains Education Week

Texas

Editorial: What’s at stake in pre-K tussle? Nothing less than DISD kids’ future Dallas Morning News

Wyoming

Legislative Committee Supports Small Boost For Early Childhood Education Wyoming Public Radio