Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• Secretary Mathews Burwell: Celebrating 50 Years of Head Start – Huffington Post
  • Happy Birthday to Head Start – POLITICO
• Opinion: Let the Kids Learn Through Play – The New York Times
• Ask a Scientist: Can Early Educators Help a Child Suffering From Toxic Stress? – Education Week
• Mounting Evidence of Advantages for Children of Working Mothers – The New York Times
• Nurse Visit Programs Boost Low-Income Moms & Slash Government Costs Over Time – Parenting
• 61 Years After Brown v. Board Of Education, Many Schools Remain Separate And Unequal – Huffington Post

 

Presidential Candidates

• Opinion: Bernie’s real legacy – Rutland Herald

 

Alabama

• Alabama’s pre-K’s tops in the nation, report says – Times Daily
  • Lend a Hand: Pre-kindergarten program is praised for high quality – Tuscaloosa News
• Letter: Supports reauthorization of ESEA – Dothan Eagle

 

California

• Advocates push lawmakers to help social programs in budget – The Associated Press

 

Connecticut

• Danbury-area schools slow to sign up for preschool grant program – News Times

 

Florida

• 2 failed bills to be revived next year – The Florida Times-Union

 

Illinois

• Letter: Military suffers when Illinois fails to invest in children – The State Journal-Register

 

Indiana

• Opinion: An embarrassing report card – Kokomo Perspective

 

Kansas

• Letter: Head Start success story – Lawrence Journal-World

 

Kentucky

• Early Childhood Education Spending Down in Kentucky in 2013-14, Report Says – WFPL NPR

 

Maryland

• Letter: Demand more for city’s kids – The Baltimore Sun

 

Massachusetts

• Editorial: State budget proposals short on initiative – The MetroWest Daily News

 

Minnesota

• Dayton issues veto threat over lack of pre-K money – Post Bulletin
  • Dayton says special session would shower focus on pre-k plan – The Associated Press
  • As lawmakers approach budget deadline, Dayton sketches out special session over education – The Associated Press
  • 1 vote down, 1 left, 1 veto remaining for Minn. education bill – Inforum
  • Budget fight comes down to Dayton’s focus on preschool – StarTribune
  • Special session, failures face Minnesota lawmakers – Inforum
  • S. Education chief pressures legislators on pre-K – Minnesota Public Radio
  • Dayton: Education budget bill will be vetoed if no preschool – StarTribune
  • Dayton vows to veto school bill over preschool issue – KARE NBC
  • Why Dayton’s veto threat may pose problems – for Dayton – MinnPost
  • Should the legislature earmark funding for pre-kindergarten before adjournment? – Minnesota Public Radio
  • Dayton objects to lawmakers’ budget deal – Minnesota Public Radio
  • Dayton promises to veto budget if passed without universal preschool – MinnPost
  • Dayton calls Legislature’s budget plans ‘wrong’ – Pioneer Press
  • Dayton: Prepare for a special session – Minnesota Public Radio
  • From the Legislature: This year, make an enduring commitment to kids – Crookston Times
  • From the Left Hand Corner: Legislative crunch time – Echo Journal
  • Education deal in hand, as Mark Dayton’s veto threat looms – Pioneer Press
  • Lawmakers anxiously await word on budget deal – Post Bulletin
  • Commentary: Minnesota’s debate on universal preschool exposes differences – StarTribune
  • Gov. Tina Smith: Why Won’t The Legislature Compromise On Education? – CBS Minnesota
  • MN Legislation: Deal Reached on E-12 Finance Education Bill – KAAL ABC

 

Nevada

 

New Hampshire

• Inside New Hampshire’s ‘Preschool Poverty Gap’ – NHPR NPR

 

New Jersey

• Commentary: NJ school funding woes extend to state preschools – Newsworks

 

New York

• Opinion: Universal pre-K’s integration problem: Bill de Blasio’s admirable and promising program should be doing a better job mixing kids of different backgrounds – New York Daily News

 

North Carolina

• Letter: N.C. regression – The News & Observer
• Commentary: Teachers are not the root of the problem – Winston-Salem Journal

 

Ohio

• Rating system designed to help parents find right preschool – Dayton Daily News
• Report: Ohio preschools growing; struggle with quality – Lancaster Eagle-Gazette

 

Pennsylvania

• Opinion: Wolf budget aims to strengthen Pa. education – Lancaster Online
• York’s local and state leaders advocate pre-K expansion, but argue cost – York Dispatch
  • 5 takeaways from local and state leaders about high-quality pre-K in Pennsylvania – York Daily Record

 

Rhode Island

• Opinion: Angel Taveras: I was one of millions Head Start helped – Providence Journal
• Opinion: R.I. Assembly should pass jobs plan – Providence Journal

 

Texas

• Column: Abbott’s pre-K ‘gold standard’ more like corroded bronze – Houston Chronicle
• Opinion: What Greg Abbott’s pre-K gambit says about his politics and priorities – Austin American-Statesman

 

West Virginia

• Editorial: Working mothers: State can devise day care program, but unequal pay is harder to fix – The Register-Herald
• State among leaders in access to preschool education – Times West Virginian