{"id":1051,"date":"2015-03-20T12:53:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T16:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earlychildhoodnyc.org\/newswatch\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2015-03-20T12:54:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T16:54:04","slug":"early-education-news-roundup-march-20th-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlychildhoodny.org\/blog\/early-education-news-roundup-march-20th-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Education News Roundup: March 20th Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tHappy first day of spring! This week, there is a ton going on in New York in relation to Pre-K news! The articles below cover our top picks for the most important reads for this week. Enjoy!<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNYC Schools' 1.1 Million Students Caught in Crossfire of Andrew Cuomo, Bill de Blasio's Political Battle Over their Education<\/strong><\/span><\/a> – NY Daily News<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tCity officials plan to close 18 schools by 2017, according to the Daily News.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/h4>\n

\n\tCuomo’s Education Plan: Where Do Other Lawmakers Stand?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> – Lohund: The Journal News<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/h4>\n

\n\tAs lawmakers enter the final stages of budget negotiations, both the Assembly and Senate agree on one thing — their budgets remove the link between additional education funding and Gov. Cuomo's proposed policy changes.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/h4>\n

\n\tNYC's Plan for Prayer Break in Pre-K Classes Raises Concerns<\/span><\/a> – ABC News<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/h4>\n

\n\tThe city's plan to allow mid-day prayer breaks for pre-K programs operating in religious schools is continuing to raise questions among civil-liberties groups, who say the city "seems to be asking for a lawsuit."<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/h4>\n

\n\tYour Guide to Free Pre-K Programs as Enrollment Begins<\/span><\/a> – DNAinfo<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/h4>\n

\n\tAs Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signature education policy change, universal pre-K, enters year two, parents of four-year-olds began applying Monday.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/h4>\n

\n\t13 Charter Schools Approved to Offer Pre-K this Fall<\/span><\/a> – Capital New York<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/h2>\n

\n\tSixteen charter schools will offer pre-K in the fall, after the Department of Education approved applications from 13 new schools.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/h4>\n

\n\tDe Blasio Touts Early Pre-K Application Numbers<\/span><\/a> – Capital New York<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/h2>\n

\n\tNearly 22,000 children signed up for a pre-kindergarten seat on the first day of enrollment, three times as many as last year.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/h4>\n

\n\tCity Nixes 45 Percent of Potential Full-Day Pre-K Providers<\/span><\/a> <\/span>– New York Post<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/h1>\n

\n\tThe city rejected 45 percent of pre-K providers that applied for the city's expansion.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/h4>\n

\n\tBuery Defends Pre-K Prayer Breaks as City Celebrates Enrollment Kickoff<\/span><\/a> – Chalkbeat NY<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/h1>\n

\n\tThere will be "very clear opt-out rules" for students in religious pre-K programs who don't want to take part in prayer activities permitted for next year, a top city official said.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/h4>\n

\n\tNY1 Online: Deputy Mayor Talks Universal Pre-K, Year Two<\/span><\/a> – NY 1<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/h1>\n

\n\tThe official, Richard Buery, also pushed back against criticism that the pre-K expansion disproportionately benefited middle class families, saying most students lived in areas below the city's median income while also highlighting the merits of classroom diversity.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/h4>\n

\n\tPoll: Voters Sour on Cuomo’s Education Plans<\/span><\/a> – Capital NY<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/h2>\n

\n\tGov. Andrew Cuomo’s statewide approval rating fell to 50 percent – the lowest it’s been since he took office in 2011 – largely due to his proposed education policy changes, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. The poll released Wednesday shows just 28 percent of voters approve of the governor’s actions on education.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy first day of spring! This week, there is a ton going on in New York in relation to Pre-K […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"initiatives":[],"audiences":[],"organizations":[],"cbk":[],"article_type":[],"coauthors":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t