Early Education News – Daily Digest

 

National News

Education groups urge Congress to finish the job on No Child Left Behind The Washington Post

House GOP Appropriators Prepare for Sequester Showdown Roll Call

Obama Names Sandra Black to Council of Economic Advisers The Wall Street Journal – Washington Bureau

Seven States Get NCLB Waiver Renewals, Including Opt-Out Friendly Oregon Education Week

The Cost Of Child Care Might Not Be Skyrocketing FiveThirtyEight

Presidential Candidates

Clinton backs Planned Parenthood, hails battle flag removal Associated Press Online

Hillary and Jeb Bring Out Big Ideas as a Populist Circus Hijacks the Campaign Time

The Case for a Tax on Financial Transactions The New York Times

California

Childhood-welfare agency worries proposed cigarette tax increase would reduce funding Los Angeles Times

Illinois

Changes to Child Care Assistance Program create woes for local parents, providers Daily Chronicle

Indiana

Indiana gains 3-year waiver from federal education law Associated Press – Indianapolis Bureau

Massachusetts

Education cuts a bad investment Salem News Online

Utah

Rolly: Maybe the Utah Legislature should recuse itself — from passing laws Salt Lake Tribune Online

Vermont

Preschool Dollars WCAX-TV

Washington

Preschool in Parks Fans Say Model Could Save Millions for Universal Pre-K Next City