Early Education News — Daily Digest

National & Trade

• Opinion: Let Rich and Poor Learn Together – The New York Times
• Dept. Announces New Grant for Social and Emotional Learning – Education Week
• State Advisory Councils Encourage Collaboration in ECE – EdCentral
• Disconnected: 1 in 5 black youth neither working nor in school – CNN Money
• Is the Common Core killing kindergarten? – The Boston Globe
• College Fund Partners With Brazelton to Train Early Childhood Educators – Indian Country Today Media Network

 

Presidential Candidates

• Hillary Clinton Plans to Show Her Roots in Rally Speech – The Wall Street Journal
  • Clinton’s launch speech to focus on her mother’s life – Politico
  • Hillary to Focus on Family, Upbringing in ’16 Run Announcement – Newsmax
• Meet the political operative trying to make Hillary Clinton popular – Fortune

 

Alaska

• Legislature finally budges on budget, ends extended session – KTUU NBC
  • Legislature passes 2016 budget, adjourns special session – KTVA CBS

 

Arizona

• Arizona Budget Cuts Continue to Draw Protest – Public News Service

 

California

• Opinion: Debate over funding child care is a trap: Teachers and early childhood advocates shouldn’t be fighting over Proposition 98 money – The Sacramento Bee
• Some California Preschools Serve Young English Learners Well, But It’s Tough – KQED NPR
• LA Unified explores transitional kindergarten option for more 4-year-olds – EdSource

 

Florida

• Early childhood initiative launched in Sunrise – Sun-Sentinel
• Editorial: Shocking number of suspensions of preschoolers – The Florida Times-Union

 

Louisiana

• Louisiana Department of Education strengthens daycare regulations – WAFB CBS
  • State launches awareness campaign on unlicensed day cares – The Associated Press

 

Minnesota

• Dayton eyes Friday for special session – The Associated Press
  • Dayton calls special session for Friday – Minnesota Public Radio
  • What is Mark Dayton getting out of the special session – MinnPost
  • Outmaneuvered: How Dayton’s Minnesota priorities were sunk – Minnesota Public Radio

 

Missouri

• Cass County Kids First school leaders reach out to legislators – The Democrat Missourian

 

Nebraska

• Site designed for early childhood education providers – Fremont Tribune

 

New Jersey

• Clifton’s district accepts federal pre-K grant – NorthJersey.com
  • Preschool to begin for Clifton preschoolers from low-income families – NorthJersey.com

 

North Dakota

• Finding childcare a challenge in North Dakota oil patch – Bismarck Tribune

 

Ohio

• Cleveland asks state for $6 million more for preschool – The Plain Dealer

 

Rhode Island

• Boost in rates for childcare providers in R.I. budget plan – Providence Journal

 

Texas

• Governor Abbott goes one on one with FOX7 – My FOX Austin

 

Virginia

• McAuliffe releases report from Children’s Cabinet, recommendations of Commonwealth Council on Childhood Success – Augusta Free Press
• Reforming VA’s Preschool Initiative – WVTF NPR

 

West Virginia

• Editorial: Head Start’s lasting good – The Charleston Gazette