State leaders in search of some light reading are picking-up Duck on a Bike and putting down the bills as Colorado’s 2013 legislative session comes to a close.
The close of the 2013 New Mexico legislative session resulted in several significant wins for young children, including new accountability for home visiting programs and additional funding for home visiting, child care, pre-k, and early literacy.
For those of us working hard to provide more vulnerable young children with access to quality care and preschool programs, it was alarming to read the new report released from the National Institute for Early Education Research. The NIEER report found that although states are serving the same percentage of children as they did last year, their average spending has fallen from $4,284 to $3,841 per child.
