Article: Abbott spending may take months to unravel

Article: State leaders' perspectives on early childhood education: out of the mouths of experts.
Childhood Education;  December 22, 1993 ;     700+ words ......What is the focus of early childhood education in your state? * What changes have...actually noted that no state mandates for early childhood education programs...childhood community in the state * better quality early childhood programs * mo

Article: Pre-K politics in the states: Pennsylvania and Illinois have made early childhood education a priority. Can other states--and Washington--learn from their example?(EARLY EDUCATION)(pre-kindergarten)
The American Prospect;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......in Illinois, a state that has long...the forefront of early childhood programs. As elsewhere...of the pack on early childhood when Blagojevich...office in 2003. The state had been investing public funds in early childhood programs since...care to all the state's ...

Article: State urged to upgrade early childhood program
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  May 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ......County, NJ) 05-13-2004 State urged to upgrade early childhood program -- Watchdog...among those receiving state funds for early childhood education: Cliffside...36 percent of their state early childhood funds - which totaled...

Article: Early childhood efforts urged State economist tells businesses not to lose sight of need for skilled work force
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 2, 2009 ;     627 words ......in promoting early childhood education, the state's chief labor...who consider early childhood development...few years of state summits about...helped advance early childhood proposals...leader in the state that was convinced...campaign for early ...

Article: Early education seen as economic development tool: reports show a direct link between early childhood development programs and business investment. (Special report: early childhood development).(state and local governments emphasing early education)
Nation's Cities Weekly;  April 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ......force to study the state's early childhood programs. By making...Mississippi cities as Early Childhood Communities, as...of boosting the state's economic development...found that every state dollar invested in early childhood programs leverages...

Article: Early childhood program praised: Upshur County Educare to be model for the state
Charleston Daily Mail;  February 12, 2002 ;     429 words ......would like the state to handle early childhood programs. Darlene...to do for the state what her program...is ahead of the state," he said. The...under control 257 early childhood programs that...from federal, state and other sources...Gebhard said early ...

Article: Study calls for state to fund early childhood education
New Pittsburgh Courier;  June 15, 2002 ;     654 words ......calling for the state to fund early childhood education, link...but adds the state is doing its part. "The state is doing a lot of stuff for early childhood education," he...speech therapy. The state gives a lot of...will help the state develop a ...

Article: EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT; Educating children so they're ready for learning; Too many needy children enter the first grade far behind their better-off peers in the race that is life. To narrow this gap, state and local policies should stress early childhood education.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......splendid example for the state, which must boost preschool...lower-income families, quality early childhood education boosts academic...the centerpiece of the state's efforts to close the...should be monitored. Early childhood education is crucial...

Article: NEW STATE REPORT SHOWS NEED FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ......children served by state and federal early childhood programs and the funding...the report found, state and federally funded early childhood programs reached about...at http://www.pde.state.pa.us/early_childhood/cwp/view.asp?a=179...

Article: Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board sues state over fund sweep
Arizona Capitol Times;  April 3, 2009 ;     386 words ...The Arizona Early Childhood Development and...board's fund to the state general fund, arguing...to reply to the state's response. The...attorney for the Early Childhood Development and...48 million for early childhood development programs...response to the state's ...

Article: SA: State's first early childhood school to open next year
AAP General News (Australia);  March 30, 2003 ;     121 words ...00-00-0000 SA: State's first early childhood school to open next year South Australia's government says the state's first school dedicated to catering for children from birth to age eight will be a centre for innovation in early childhood education and care. Premier MIKE RANN says the ...

Article: Committee working on early childhood education bill: Plan calls for 'one-stop-shops' around the state
Charleston Daily Mail;  February 25, 2002 ;     646 words ......bill is for the state to move forward in establishing early childhood programs for 4-year-...agency for the early childhood education programs...master plan for state colleges and universities...for putting a state budget together...urgent for the state to manage ...

Article: New State Report Shows Need for Early Childhood Development Programs
U.S. Newswire;  October 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ......children served by state and federal early childhood programs and the funding...the report found, state and federally funded early childhood programs reached about...at http://www.pde.state.pa.us/ early_childhood/cwp/view.asp?a=179...

Article: Investment in the future: Early childhood education advocates state their case
BusinessWest;  March 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ......across the state are becoming...childcare and early childhood education...investment in early childhood education programs...children in the state pay for itself...returns from a state-wide investment in early childhood education in...