Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• Congress Clears Budget that Locks in Sequester-Level Education Funding – Education Week
• Opinion: Stop judging poor moms. Bad policies hurt their kids – not bad parenting. – The Washington Post
• Opinion: No Inequality Left Behind – U.S. News & World Report
• Opinion: Dear Mom, Thanks for Nurturing the U.S. Economy – Women’s ENews
• 10 lowest-paying college majors – CNNMoney

 

Alabama

• Educators, advocates attend literacy summit to help improve Ala. students’ reading skills – WBRC FOX

 

California

• Parents rally at capitol for investment in child care services – The Reporter
• You Get More Than What You Pay For – ReadyNation
• Janitors act as messengers to spread word on early education – Southern California Public Radio

 

Connecticut

• Opinion: Achieving workforce readiness begins with smart investments in babies – New Haven Register

 

Florida

• Safety measures delayed for early learning centers – Pensacola Today
• Column: Education gives all children a chance at a better life – Herald-Tribune

 

Illinois

• Column: Is this how a dealmaker governs? – Crain’s Chicago Business

 

Indiana

• Pence signs $31 billion, two-year budget bill – Indianapolis Business Journal

 

Maine

• Maine Voices: Instead of cutting programs, we should invest in our people – Portland Press-Herald

 

Massachusetts

• 4 Takeaways From Jonathan Kozol on Race, Poverty And Corporate Reform in Education – WBUR NPR

 

Minnesota

• Commentary: Legislature 2015, DFL vision: We’ll use this opportunity to invest – StarTribune

 

Montana

• New grad program at UM focuses on early childhood education – Missoulian

 

Oregon

• Guest Opinion: Child poverty and the Schneider Children’s Center – Mail Tribune
• President Obama in Portland – KEX NewsRadio

 

New Jersey

• Ridgefield Park residents can benefit from Head Start program – NorthJersey.com

 

New York

• Pre-K expansion will be pricier than expected, budget shows – Chalkbeat New York
  • De Blasio increases budget to $78B – but no room for more cops – New York Post

 

Pennsylvania

• Michelle Figlar named to post in Pennsylvania Department of Education – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• State receives letters of intent to provide expanded early childhood education – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

Texas

• Abbott’s upgrade to Texas pre-K gets Senate approval – The Associated Press
  • Abbott’s Pre-K Bill Easily Passes Texas Senate – The Texas Tribune
  • Texas Senate approves Greg Abbott’s pre-K bill – Austin-American Statesman
  • Abbott’s prekindergarten upgrade wins approval in Texas Senate – The Dallas Morning News
  • Pre-K bill a step away from Abbott’s desk – Houston Chronicle
  • One stop left before pre-K bill heads to Abbott’s desk – Houston Chronicle
  • Senate Votes to Increase Funding for ‘Godless,’ ‘Socialistic’ Pre-K – Texas Observer
  • House Bill 4 Passes Giving More Funds to Pre-K Programs – KBTX ABC
  • Texas Senate approves pre-K bill – KVUE ABC

 

Virginia

• Superintendent to push for expanded preschool program in Roanoke – WDBJ ABC

 

Wisconsin

• Letter: It takes a gifted person to be a child care provider – Wisconsin Rapids Tribune