Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• House passes final budget deal – POLITICO
• Education advocates press against budget – POLITICO
• Opinion: Baltimore Inequality a Reminder that Early Education Matters – U.S. News & World Report
• Opinion: Gov. Terry McAuliffe: Mind the Readiness Gap – U.S. News & World Report
• Editorial: Picking Up the Tab for Low Wages – The New York Times
• Column: The Nature of Poverty – The New York Times
• Juggling College, Child Care Leaves Millennials Impoverished – U.S. News & World Report
  • 1 in 5 Millennial Parents Is In Poverty, Study Finds – Parenting
• Obama to Unveil Non-Profit in New York to Aid Minority Youth – Bloomberg Politics
• Opinion: TANF’s not all right – The Hill
• The case for renewing the War on Poverty – Deseret News National
• A Bold New Campaign for Economic Justice – The Nation
• Opinion: Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon and U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: A federal program that helps parents become better parents helps us all – Beaverton Valley Times
• In Health, Income has Greater Impact than Race – NNPA
• Immigrants Well-Represented in Early-Education Workforce, Report Says – Education Week
  • Young Population is Increasingly Diverse in U.S., Early Childhood Field Faces Urgent Need to Improve Workforce’s Linguistic, Cultural Competence – Lawndale News
• Why Teachers Are A Key Factor in the Success of Dual Language Learners – EdCentral
• Deborah S. Delisle to Leave Education Department to Take Helm of ASCD – Education Week

 

Presidential Candidates

• Bernie Sanders on Education: 5 Things The Presidential Candidate Wants You To Know – Forbes
• Competitive Grant Skeptic Sen. Bernie Sanders Running for President – Education Week
• News Analysis: Crime, Clinton and a New Era – The New York Times

 

Alabama

• Local superintendents taking stance against ‘raids’ on education dollars – Decatur Daily

 

California

• Assembly Education Panel OK’s Free Preschool for All – SCVNews
  • Education Committee Approves Preschool For All Act – KHTS AM
• Popular LA preschool language program is targeted once again – EdSource

 

Colorado

• Start with kids, and start early – Cortez Journal

 

Florida

• 10 big issues remain as regular session ends – News Service of Florida

 

Idaho

• Special session to focus on child support – Standard Journal

 

Illinois

• ‘Child-focused’ center in Cahokia opens to acclaim by state’s education secretary – Belleville News-Democrat

 

Indiana

• GOP-led session flush with Pence wins – The Journal Gazette

 

Massachusetts

• Opinion: Early education: Pre-K bill would help close achievement gap – Cape Cod Times

 

Minnesota

• Opinion: Big Business Biggest Winner in Republican Budget – Twin Cities Daily Planet

 

Missouri

• Editorial: Gov. Jay Nixon stands up for kids by vetoing bill that cuts welfare benefits – The Kansas City Star
  • Jay Nixon vetoes bill cutting Missouri welfare benefits – The Kansas City Star
  • Nixon vetoes bill cutting welfare benefits – The Associated Press
• Kindergarten study: Fewer Springfield children ready to learn – Springfield News-Leader

 

Montana

• Gazette opinion: Wins, losses for education in Montana – Billings Gazette
• Letter: Young Montana conservatives follow Tea Party dictates – Billings Gazette

 

Nebraska

• Learning Community compromise on common levy falls apart in Legislature – Omaha World-Herald

 

Nevada

• Governor’s school reform plan heads to Senate – Las Vegas Review-Journal

 

New Jersey

• Letter: Early childhood education a smart investment – MyCentralJersey

 

New York

• More than 20K Queens Kids Sign Up for Full-Day Pre-K – The South and West Forum
  • Pre-K in Queens falls more than 4,000 seats short of demand – Times Ledger
• Capital Data: The well-being of children in New York City – Capital New York

 

North Dakota

• How the Legislature Funded Gov. Dalrymple’s Proposals – KXNews CBS

 

Oregon

• Obama administration official discusses paid-leave policies, state of motherhood in Portland talk – The Oregonian
• Why business should care about PERS reforms being struck down – Portland Business Journal

 

Pennsylvania

• Wolf touts education budget at Erie’s Central Tech – Erie Times-News

 

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island KIDS COUNT honored at New England Higher Education Excellence Awards ceremony – Cranston Herald

 

Tennessee

• Bills signed by Gov. Bill Haslam, April 27, 2015 – Knoxville News Sentinel

 

Texas

• Texas Senate panel approves Greg Abbott’s pre-K bill – Austin American-Statesman
  • Abbott’s Pre-K Bill Headed to Full Senate – The Texas Tribune
  • After awkward week, pre-K bill OK’d by Senate committee – KVUE ABC
  • Pre-K bill passes through Senate committee – KXAN NBC
  • Senate panel passes Abbott pre-K bill – Houston Chronicle
  • Patrick’s handling of Abbott’s pre-K bill raises eyebrows – Austin American-Statesman
• Letters to the editor: May 1, 2015 – Austin American-Statesman
• The Education Session: School finance battle takes Capitol center stage – The Austin Chronicle

 

Vermont

• Progress Being Made in Early Child Education – The Northfield News
• Commentary: Drastic Budget Cuts Will Not Help The State – VTDigger.org