Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• Laundromats, Playgrounds to Promote Early-Childhood Literacy – Education Week
  • Wash, Dry, Read – Politico
  • Reading during the rinse cycle? Why not, website reports – The Times-Picayune
• Researchers: Five ignored factors affect outcomes for poor children – The Washington Post
• What U.S. Companies Can Learn From Scandinavia – Fast Company
• Meet the Father of Paternity Leave – Time
• Here’s A Really Good Reason To Make Your Kids Watch ‘Sesame Street’ – Huffington Post
  • Is ‘Sesame Street’ a good substitute for preschool? – San Francisco Chronicle
• How the Child and Adult Care Food Program Improves Early Childhood Education – Center for American Progress
  • First Look: CAP Pushes Food Program Improvements – Politico
• More Play or More Academics for Kindergarten? – The New York Times
• House Looks to Resurrect ESEA Bill for Action as Early as Next Week – Education Week
  • GOP lawmaker: Bring education bill back to House floor – The Hill
• Pragmatist Tom Cole on Legislative Success, Working the Press – Roll Call

 

Presidential Candidates

• NYC Mayor de Blasio skipping Clinton’s presidential launch – The Hill

 

Alabama

• Ohatchee, Saks schools expanding pre-K with state grants – The Anniston Star

 

Alaska

• Lawmakers: The end of extended budget fight is near – KTUU NBC
  • Alaska lawmakers reach budget deal – KTVA CBS

 

Arizona

• Child advocacy groups call on Ducey to focus more on family, children – KTAR FM

 

California

• Budget committee proposes large funding increase for early ed – EdSource
  • California Budget Panel Approves $392 Million in Early-Education Funding – Education Week
  • California Senate, Assembly reach budget deal, but showdown with Gov. Jerry Brown looms – San Jose Mercury News
  • Monday’s budget will reflect Legislature’s priorities, not agreement with Brown – The Sacramento Bee
• Adjoining counties devise different strategies to expand preschool – EdSource

 

Florida

• CHSP and Public Safety – Do we invest in preschools or prisons? – Tallahassee.com

 

Illinois

• Rauner stays on offense in Decatur stop – Herald-Review
  • Rauner ratchets up rhetoric against Madigan, Cullerton amid impasse – Chicago Tribune
  • Rauner urges citizens to back him over ‘Chicago machine’ – The News-Gazette

 

Maine

• Letter: Picking on the poor – Bangor Daily News

 

Massachusetts

• Our View: Grown-Ups Need Lesson on Early Education – South Coast Today

 

Michigan

• How state’s new early childhood funding will help boost student learning – Bridge Michigan

 

Minnesota

• Dayton, lawmakers reach tentative budget deal – Pioneer Press
  • Which bills the Min special session will consider – Inforum
  • Local education officials weigh in as budget deadline looms – Forest Lake Times
  • Local Lawmakers Weigh In On Shutdown-Averting Budget Deal – KEYC CBS
  • Special session likely Friday – Mesabi Daily News
  • Our Viewpoint: Will our legislative leaders miss a great opportunity? – Sun Current
  • Letter: Let’s be honest about responsibility – Albert Lea Tribune
• Opinion: Too Little, Too Late – U.S. News & World Report

 

Nebraska

• Opinion: Early education – Star Herald

 

New Hampshire

• My Turn: America must reclaim promise of public education – Concord Monitor

 

New Jersey

• Experts, business leaders urge childcare support – Daily Record

 

New York

• Editorial: Bill makes the grade on pre-K – New York Daily News
  • City Says 70,000 Families Offered Pre-K Seats This Week – The Forum

 

Pennsylvania

• Letter: Early learning is a smart move – The Philadelphia Inquirer

 

Texas

• Abbott: Don’t expect any more special sessions – KVUE ABC
  • Abbott wraps up first session, weighs in on 2016 race – KXAN NBC

 

Virginia

• Column: State Delegate: Family-Friendly Voting – The Connection

 

Washington state

• Lawmakers ‘close to the goal line’ – Mercer Island Reporter