Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• Out of the Books in Kindergarten, and Into the Sandbox – The New York Times
• Report: Services For Infants, Toddlers Underfunded, Poorly Aligned – Education Week
• ‘Sesame Street’ Boosted School Readiness for Young Children, Study Says – Education Week
  • Sesame Street: not just adorable, but a crucial tool in the fight against poverty – Mashable
  • Study: ‘Sesame Street’ Improves School Readiness – CBS DC
• Education debate tests Jeb Bush – The Hill
  • Congress will vote on chemical law reform this summer, McConnell says – The Hill
  • Senate Gears Up for ESEA Floor Debate – Education Week

 

Presidential Candidates

• Hillary Clinton Expresses Support for Higher Minimum Wage – Bloomberg Politics

 

Alaska

• State employees protest as legislative budget leaders fail to end impasse – Alaska Dispatch News

 

Arizona

• Childhood trauma can derail futures; experts call for early intervention strategies – The Daily Courier
• Ducey Says He Knows Education is Important. Funding? Not So Much. – Tucson Weekly

 

California

• Democrats push spending plan that relies on higher revenues – The Associated Press
• Editorial: Budget: Brown vs. the tax-and-spenders – The Orange County Register

 

Michigan

• Column: After preschool gains, Michigan should now turn to 0-3 child policies – MLive.com

 

Minnesota

• What’s left before Dayton calls special session? – Minnesota Public Radio

 

New Hampshire

• Kindergarten: The push for all-day – Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

 

New York

• Most Parents Got Top Choices for Pre-K, Mayor de Blasio Says – The New York Times
  • Nearly 70K NYC Families to Receive Offer for Full-Day Pre-K – ABC7
  • As city plans pre-K year two, most families get a top-choice offer – Chalkbeat New York
  • A guide to the city’s 2015 pre-K expansion, challenges – Capital New York
  • NYC Gearing Up For Next Fall’s Full-Day Pre-K – CBS New York
  • Nearly 70,000 kids accepted for pre-K classes as de Blasio’s program expands – New York Daily News
  • De Blasio touts pre-K success to push for renewal of mayoral control – SI Live
  • Time running out, de Blasio pushes for agenda in Albany – The Associated Press
• City Responds to Complaints About Childcare Funding – WNYC SchoolBook

 

Pennsylvania

• Opinion: Pa. has chance to boost pre-K education – The Morning Call

 

Vermont

• Shumlin says he won’t run for re-election – Addison County Independent
  • Shumlin on future in politics: ‘I will not be going to Washington’ – Vermont Watchdog
  • Editorial: Bowing out – The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus