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Early Learning Challenge Fund Gets Another Chance & Washington Gov. Proposes Early Ed Cuts

On the budget front there is good news and bad news today. The Early Learning Challenge Fund could become a reality this year, but Washington state’s governor proposed new cuts to early learning programs.

In Washington, D.C., the new Senate version of the omnibus federal spending bill contains $300 million to launch the Early Learning Challenge Fund, an initiative that resembles the Race to the Top because it is designed to spur innovation and progress in child care, preschool and pre-kindergarten, according to reports out of Washington, D.C.

by Paul Nyhan

Full Story: http://birthtothrive.thrivebyfivewa.org/post/2010/12/15/Early-Learning-Challenge-Fund-Gets-Another-Chance-Washington-Gov-Proposes-Early-Ed-Cuts.aspx

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