Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• Beyond Education Wars – The New York Times
• House GOP releases 2016 spending figures, signals fight with WH – The Hill
  • House Republicans Show Their Hand: Committee Spending Levels Shortchange Key Priorities – White House Office of Management and Budget
  • Congresswoman: Republican Attempts to Cut Food Stamps in Budget Talks Will ‘Open Up A Can Of Worms’ – ThinkProgress
• Education Secretary Arne Duncan praises Senate’s effort to reimagine No Child Left Behind – Deseret News
• What will Patty Murray do? – POLITICO
• Ire from House conservatives puts education bill in jeopardy – The Hill
• More Time Spent in High-Quality Early Childhood Programs is Especially Beneficial for DLLs – EdCentral
• Commentary: Training People to Work in Early Childhood Education: No Money, Lots of Mouth – Real Clear Education
• 5 reasons someone making $75,000 would live paycheck to paycheck – The Washington Post

 

Presidential Candidates

• Carly Fiorina calls for action on gender pay gap – The Gazette
• Why ‘middle-class economics’ has moved front and center for 2016 – The Christian Science Monitor

 

Alabama

• Madison educators hopefully for house’s approval of education dollars – Madison County Record

 

Delaware

• Opinion: Are we doing what works for our children? – The News Journal

 

Florida

• Commentary: Why early childhood education is important to all of us – The Tampa Tribune

 

Idaho

• Letter: William Strength on Head Start – Times-News
• Idaho nurse-family partnership program to be expanded – The Spokesman-Review

 

Illinois

• Group Urges Lawmakers to Invest in Early Education to ‘Fight Crime’ – Education World

 

Minnesota

• How Dayton, Senate DFLers and House Republicans could forge a budget deal – and avoid a shutdown – MinnPost
• Law Enforcement Pushing for $150M Annually for Preschool – CBS Minnesota
  • Hennepin, Ramsey and Dakota County sheriffs join the push for more preschool money – Star Tribune
• Reading Corps builds literacy rich classrooms – Morris Sun Tribune

 

Mississippi

• Opinion: State Rep.: Punishing Children for the Sins of their Legislators – Jackson Free Press

 

Montana

• Editorial: Start investing in Montana 4-year-olds – Billings Gazette
• Column: Take steps to prevent child sexual abuse – The Missoulian

 

New Jersey

• J. education funding up for discussion before Assembly panel – NJ.com
• Letter: Early childhood education is a solid investment – The Montclair Times

 

New Mexico

• State to spend record $2.75B on public education – The Associated Press
  • NM school spending sets record – Albuquerque Journal

 

North Dakota

• Letter: Disappointed in the North Dakota Legislature – The Bismarck Tribune
• : Legislative session wrapping up – West Fargo Pioneer

 

South Carolina

• New initiative to raise $20 million for early childhood education – WCSC CBS
  • New group to help black children enter early childhood educational programs – WCIV ABC

 

Tennessee

• A look at winning and losing bills in Tenn. Legislature – The Associated Press

 

Texas

• Patrick’s Advisers Call Pre-K “Godless”: Another sign of discord between Lite Guv and Abbott? – The Austin Chronicle
  • Conservatives Call Pre-K in Public Schools “Godless Environment” – CBS DFW
  • The Brief: A Tension-Filled Day Highlights Rifts in the Lege – The Texas Tribune
• Governor’s emergency items caught in power struggle at Capitol – KXAN NBC
  • Tensions at the top over legislative logjam – Houston Chronicle
  • Legislative Tensions Peak at Leadership Breakfast – The Texas Tribune
• Commentary: Abbott legacy – father of pre-K or tax cutter? – Longview News-Journal
• Guest View: Save by investing money in preventing child abuse – Odessa American

 

Washington state

• Nobel Prize-winning economist: Preschool works, but poorest kids benefit most – The Seattle Times
• Opinion: House proposal: Expand state budget to meet needs of real people – The Seattle Times
  • Opinion: Senate budget proposal: State must live within its means– The Seattle Times