Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• Opinion: How Do We Get More People to Have Good Lives? – The New York Times
• The states that spend the most (and the least) on education, in one map – The Washington Post
• Spreading social emotional skills – POLITICO
• The Employee Benefits That Make a Real Difference – Fast Company
• Is GDP destroying the world? – Fortune
• Opinion: NCLB Rewrite Shows Bipartisan Agreement on Conservative Education Reform – U.S. News & World Report
  • Former Rep. George Miller Worried Senate ESEA Rewrite Lacks Accountability – Education Week
  • Policy Group to Congress on ESEA: Don’t Let the Perfect Be Enemy of the Good – Education Week

 

Illinois

• IL budget passed for 2016 fiscal year nearly $4 billion in the hole – KFVS CBS
  • Rauner prepares closures, spending cuts if no budget deal – ABC7
  • Day care, museums, youth prisons, state planes targeted by Gov. Rauner if balanced budget isn’t OK’d – The State Journal-Register
  • Rauner prepares to close state museums, shutter some prisons to balance ‘phony’ Democratic budget – Chicago Sun-Times
  • Rauner starts budget cuts to force Dems to negotiate on his agenda – Chicago Tribune
  • Rauner Prepares Closures, Cuts if No Budget OK’d – NBC Chicago
  • Rauner slashes Illiana, job-creation tax credits and more – Crain’s Chicago Business

 

Iowa

• Lobbying for Early Education Funding: Interview with Mark Shriver about early childhood education – Iowa Public Radio

 

Minnesota

• Before special session, a few details remain – Minnesota Public Radio
• Agreement over education funding clears way for special session – MinnPost
  • The latest edu budget battles – POLITICO
• Dayton, House Republicans reach education deal – Capitol Report

 

Missouri

• Letter: Investing in children crucial for community – Springfield News-Leader

 

Nevada

• Editorial: Legislature beats expectations by passing budget – Las Vegas Review-Journal

 

Oregon

• Oregon seeks to help parents build their babies’ brains – The Oregonian

 

Pennsylvania

• State Rep.: ‘Pay for success’ offers the state opportunities for public-private innovation – Lehigh Valley Live
• Commentary: Equitable, adequate school funding important – LancasterOnline
• Nutter, Kenney join education leaders to unveil early childhood learning plan – Newsworks
  • City officials unveil early education plan – Philly.com
  • Nutter, Kenney trumpet new push for early-childhood learning – Philly.com
  • Philadelphia officials press for universal pre-K, appeal for state funding – CBS Philly
• Letter: Teach your children well, and early – Philly.com

 

Texas

• Column: The entrenched win again at the Texas Legislature – Houston Chronicle
• Editorial: This Lege dramatically disappoints – San Antonio Express-News
• School funding still concerning local educators – NewsChannel10

 

Washington state

• Column: How a more moderate GOP dominated the legislative session – The Seattle Times