Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• Opinion: To Strengthen Head Start, We Need Your Help – National Head Start Association Blog
  • Kline Wants Head Start Ideas – POLITICO
• US navy plans to offer women combat roles and extended maternity leave – The Guardian
• Matching the Changing Demographics of Young Children in the Early Ed Workforce – EdCentral
• John Oliver Skewers America’s (Lack Of) Paid Parental Leave Policy – Education Week
• Preparing for child care costs – CNN
• Legislative Adventure Game: See Why It’s Difficult for a Bill to Become Law – Education Week
• Opinion: The smallest victims of the Freddie Gray violence – The Baltimore Sun
  • Blog: Welcome to Baltimore! Welcome to America! – Huffington Post

 

Presidential Candidates

• Here’s How Hillary Clinton Measures Up On Bill de Blasio’s 13-Point Progressive Litmus Test – Huffington Post

 

Alabama

• Are Alabama’s Pre-K Programs Working? – AlabamaNews.net
  • State’s Pre-K Program recognized as the best – Alex City Outlook

 

California

• Brown likely to maintain slow-growth approach for California – The Associated Press
  • Jerry Brown wants tax credit for poor in California’s budget – Los Angeles Times

 

Connecticut

• Stamford receives $75K for preschool improvements – The Hour
• McCarthy Vahey supports early childhood reading – Fairfield-Sun

 

Idaho

• Diverse Group Asks Idaho Legislature To Preserve Child Support System – KMVT CBS

 

Indiana

• Opinion: Senate Democratic Leader: Pence education agenda proves divisive – The Star Press

 

Maine

• Maine Lawmakers Join to Address ‘Welfare Cliff’ – New Hampshire Public Radio

 

Minnesota

• Health care dominates budget talks – Minnesota Public Radio
  • What a budget deal might look like – MinnPost
  • Opinion: Rep. Tina Liebling: House Republican budget makes compromise difficult – Post Bulletin
  • State budget negotiations continue as deadline looms – KARE NBC

 

Mississippi

• Mississippi recognized for quality preschool – WLOX ABC

 

Pennsylvania

• More slots in the works for Pennsylvania pre-K and Head Start programs – WHAG NBC
• Guest Editorial: We must have funding for education – The Sentinel

 

Rhode Island

• Keeping family ‘as normal as possible’ primary role, says R.I. First Gentleman – Providence Journal

 

Texas

• Opinion: Head Start – 50 years of fulfilling dreams – San Antonio Express-News
• House, Senate in tug of war on Pre-K bill – YourHoustonNews
• Commentary: Pre-K is investment for Texas, long term – The Monitor

 

Vermont

• Opinion: Vermont needs affordable childcare – Burlington Free Press

 

Virginia

• McAuliffe tells Fredericksburg leaders: Economy is back on track – The Free Lance-Star

 

West Virginia

• Va. to Take on Study of Early Education – West Virginia Public Broadcasting
• Yearbook says West Virginia’s Pre-K program ranks highly – MetroNews