Last week we took a closer look at what governors are saying, this week we turn to the legislators. The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) tracks the status of all bills each session.
The title of the talk was “Cultivating Racial Literacy.” The speaker was Dr. Howard Stevenson - the keynote at the 2016 Partner Summit of the Alliance for Early Success.
In June, Governor Brown signed the 2016-17 California state budget—and it’s a strong investment in young children and the adults who care for and educate them!
As the new Louisiana governor and Legislature sought to address severe budget deficits in a special legislative session in 2016, the long term sustainability of pre-k investments was anything but certain.
In Massachusetts, local communities are increasingly demanding state investment in high-quality early education. Between January and June, 13 communities developed strategic plans for preschool expansion, thanks to state-funded planning grants.
Advocates in Idaho continue working to encourage greater investments in young children, and are pleased to report several policy wins for young children and their families, both in this year’s legislative session and a special session in the spring of 2015.
