Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• When Family-Friendly Policies Backfire – The New York Times
• Push for Grade-Level Reading Takes Many Forms – Education Week
• The NCLB Waiting Game – POLITICO
• The Importance of Play as a Learning Tool – The New York Times
• Family stress and poverty affect student success, study says – Deseret News

 

Presidential Candidates

• Clintons march in Chappaqua parade – Iohud

 

California

• Programs aim to boost preschool educations for low-income children – The Los Angeles Times

 

Colorado

• Poverty brings different challenges for Colorado rural, urban families – The Denver Post

 

Florida

• One Man’s Millions Turn a Community in Florida Around – The New York Times
• Taking up the torch for early education – The Gainesville Sun
• Head Start Celebrates its 50th Anniversary – Orlando Advocate

 

Indiana

• Our Opinion: Invest in the future – South Bend Tribute

 

Minnesota

• Legislature frustration goes across the state – West Central Tribune
  • Letter: Dayton education plan worth support – Austin Daily Herald
  • Expert on early education’s value sees Dayton’s preK plan as off base – Twin Cities Pioneer Press
  • Four requests of the governor, state legislators – Hometown Argus
  • OUR OPINION: Dayton wrong on early-childhood education – Grand Forks Herald
  • Dayton takes pre-K pitch to kids, teachers – KARE11
  • With more budget vetoes, shutdown preparations begin – Daily Globe

 

Missouri

• Push begins for levy vote for universal pre-kindergarten in KC Public Schools –The Kansas City Star

 

Montana

• Early ed, infrastructure still need attention – Bozeman Daily Chronicle

 

Nebraska

• Buffett Early Childhood Institute officials reach out into Panhandle on early childhood education – Star Herald

 

New Hampshire

• My Turn: Early childhood education helps communities prosper – Concord Monitor

 

New Mexico

• NM children need early childhood help – Albuquerque Journal

 

Oregon

• For early literacy success, invest, not invent – Statesman Journal

 

Pennsylvania

• Law enforcement adds backing to Wolf’s pre-kindergarten plan – The Sentinel
• What does Pre-K have to do with prison? – WGAL8

 

Wisconsin

• Emphasis appreciated on importance of early childhood ed – The Dunn County News

 

Wyoming

• Lawmakers begin looking at school funding – Casper Star Tribune