Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Early education

  • Before Diamande Montague started preschool, she was the kind of kid who clung to her mothers skirt. When she and her mom went outside and other kids gravitated to each other, shed hover close to mom.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Colorado is one of five states eligible for a chunk of $133 million in federal funding for early- learning programs, the U.S. Department of Education said Monday.
  • (Denver Post)
  • The National Institute for Early Education Researchs annual report released Tuesday finds Florida tops the nation in access, with 76 percent of children enrolled.
  • (Miami Herald)
  • Late last year, nine states won a collective $500 million for early learning programs. Thirty-five states along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico had applied. The contest is administered by the Education and Health and Human Services departments.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Despite $127 million in federal stimulus funds, state spending for pre-kindergarten programs dropped by almost $60 million in 2010-11, according to the annual State of Preschool report published by the National Institute for Early Education Research.
  • (Contra Costa Times)
  • But enrollment and state spending on N.C. Pre-K have dropped, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Institute for Early Education Research.
  • (The News & Observer)
  • The U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today that $133 million from the 2012 Race to the Top fund will be available for continued investments in state-level, comprehensive early education reform.
  • (ed.gov)
  • Kansas City-area business leaders are touting a report that says investing in early child care and education will generate an economic boost for Kansas businesses and help communities in the long term.
  • (The Business Journal)

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