Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• Preschool By State: Who’s Spending and What’s It Buying? – NPR
  • Education Secretary Arne Duncan talks dollars, and roars like a lion – The Washington Post
  • The Number of Kids In State-Funded Preschool Increasing, But Barely – Huffington Post
  • 2014 Preschool Yearbook: Slow and Steady is Not Good Enough – EdCentral
  • Preschool enrollment growing, but slowly – Education Dive
  • Fordham reboots critique of NIEER-Education Department partnership – POLITICO
  • Poco avance para niños latinos sobre acceso a programas de prekinder – La Opinion
  • Informe: insuficiente educación preescolar a hispanos EEUU – el Nuevo Herald
  • Informe: Más niños al preescolar, brechas siguen – Telemundo
• Opinion: What it would really take to run the government like a business – The Washington Post
• Opinion: The emerging populist agenda – The Washington Post
  • NYC Mayor Seeks National Spotlight, New ‘Contract With America’ – NPR
  • De Blasio’s America? – The Atlantic
  • Liberals have a new manifesto for fighting inequality, and it’s very liberal – The Washington Post
  • Bill De Blasio 2016: Is NYC Mayor’s National Agenda Positioning Him for A Presidential Run? – International Business Times
• The next labor fight is over when you work, not how much you make – The Washington Post
• Opinion: How conservatives can win the debate on early childhood education – The Week
• Home Visits By Nurses For First-Time Mothers Help Reduce Government Costs – Kaiser Health News
• The Long Haul: ESEA Reauthorization Timeline – Education Week

 

Alabama

• Alabama has best pre-K program in the nation again – WSFA NBC

 

Arizona

• Arizona Sees More Children in Pre-K Programs, But State Still Behind National Average – KJZZ NPR

 

Arkansas

• Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers in Arkansas Changing – KUAR NPR

 

California

• California ranks low on preschool quality standards – EdSource
• Public education stands to benefit most from increased state funds – Los Angeles Times
  • Controller: State tax revenue now $3.4 billion above estimates – Sacramento Business Journal

 

Colorado

• Opinion: Building the foundation for future success – The Aspen Times

 

Connecticut

• Universal preschool: Reality falling far short of vision – The CT Mirror
• Bridgeport to use $164K state grant to spruce up preschool classrooms – The Bridgeport Daily Voice

 

Florida

• Study: Florida’s preschool funding, quality are below national standards – The Florida Times-Union
• State will not release voluntary pre-K readiness rates – The Florida Times-Union

 

Idaho

• Idaho Pre-K Enrollment Near Last – The Spokesman-Review
  • Idaho pre-K enrollment lags near bottom nationally – Idaho Press-Tribune

 

Indiana

• Superintendents displeased with Statehouse – Kokomo Perspective
• Opinion: Mike Pence: A case for a successful session – Lafayette Journal & Courier

 

Iowa

• Capitol Digest: Preschool access high, funding low – Globe Gazette

 

Kentucky

• After starting with controversy of abuse allegations, final gubernatorial debate finishes on issues – CN2
  • GOP candidates for governor trade insults early, then focus on issues in final debate – Lexington Herald-Leader
  • GOP candidates debate education, party image – The Courier-Journal

 

Louisiana

• Louisiana ranks 15th in the U.S. for preschool access, study finds – The Times-Picayune
  • Study: La. ranks 15th in U.S. for preschool enrollment – WVUE FOX

 

Massachusetts

• Poll: More than two thirds want expanded access to early education – State House News Service

 

Minnesota

• The fishing trip is over: Capitol leaders have seven days to deal with these eight issues – MinnPost
  • Conceptualizing the final negotiations – Pioneer Press
  • Despite ‘Fish Summit,” Legislators Deadlocked in Budget Talks – CBS Minnesota
  • As budget talks intensify, Dayton doubles down on school funding – Star Tribune
• Opinion: Early childhood learning plays key role in future of Minnesota – Bluff County Newspaper Group
• Area schools say state funding bills fall short – St. Cloud Times

 

Nevada

• Nevada slips in ranking for pre-K access – Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Carson City Sheriff Says Early Childhood Education Could Reduce Crime – KTVN CBS

 

New Jersey

• Where does N.J. rank in preschool funding? This Rutgers study found the answer – NJ.com

 

New York

• New York City Pushes Pre-K Math With ‘Building Blocks’ Curriculum – The Wall Street Journal

 

North Dakota

• Schools to work with providers on preschool grant money – The Bismarck Tribune

 

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma’s early education enrollment numbers rank near top in national report – The Oklahoman

 

Oregon

• Oregon ranks low for preschool access, report says – The Oregonian

 

Texas

• Study finds more parents enrolling children in pre-K – KXAN NBC
• Editorial: Pre-K passage deserves only muted praise – Corpus Christi Caller-Times

 

Vermont

• Vermont Ranks Second in the U.S. for Access to Preschool – Vermont Public Radio

 

Washington state

• Washington Has Too Few Kids in Quality Preschool – NBC Right Now