{"id":1070,"date":"2015-03-27T14:25:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T18:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earlychildhoodnyc.org\/newswatch\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2015-03-27T14:37:01","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T18:37:01","slug":"early-education-news-roundup-march-27th-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlychildhoodny.org\/blog\/early-education-news-roundup-march-27th-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Education News Roundup: March 27th Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tHappy Friday everyone! This week, there is an extensive amount of media attention focused on New York’s final state budget – expected to be complete on Wednesday, April 1st<\/sup>. As stated by Benjamin Franklin, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” The articles below cover our top picks for the most important reads for this week. Enjoy!<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t-New Pre-K Classes Will Share Building With Downtown Drug Abuse Center<\/strong><\/span><\/a> – DNAinfo<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe city is building a new, 108-seat pre-K center inside a Lower Manhattan building that's also home to a substance abuse treatment center.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t–<\/strong><\/span>Bill de Blasio Teams Up with Rudy Giuliani in Push to Grant Mayor Full Control over New York City School System<\/span><\/a> – Daily News<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn an unlikely alliance, Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani have teamed up on the issue of school governance, writing a letter to Gov. Cuomo and state lawmakers urging them to extend mayoral control while taking a "veiled shot" at Cuomo's plan to take over low-performing schools.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t–<\/strong><\/span>Two Major Business Groups Side with de Blasio on Permanent Mayoral Control of Schools<\/span><\/a> – Daily News<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTwo influential business groups also backed de Blasio's call to make mayoral control permanent, citing his administration's handling of its universal prekindergarten program and "ambitious" school turnaround plan.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t–<\/strong><\/span>Bill de Blasio Claims Andrew Cuomo is not Investing Enough in State's Ailing Education System<\/span><\/a> – Daily News<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDe Blasio took a swipe at Cuomo — although not by name — this weekend when he criticized the "failing" label given to low-performing schools in public education.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t–<\/strong><\/span>My Agenda for NY Opportunity: Boosting Access to Good Schools<\/span><\/a> – New York Post<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tCuomo writes in an op-ed that he wants to pass the DREAM act — which Republicans oppose — and another law that provides private school scholarships for middle and lower-income students — which teachers unions oppose — as part of a broader agenda to improve access to higher quality education.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t–<\/strong><\/span>Daily News 'Fight for their Future' Education Series on How to Fix City's Schools Hits a Nerve with Teachers and Parents<\/span><\/a> – Daily News<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tParents and teachers continued to weigh in on the problems facing New York City schools with little agreement.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t–<\/strong><\/span>EXCLUSIVE: 37,000 Families Sign Up for City's Pre-K in First Week — More than Half of de Blasio's Goal<\/span><\/a> – Daily News<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMore than 37,000 four-year-olds have signed up for prekindergarten so far, more than halfway toward the city's goal of 70,000 before a deadline next month.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t–<\/strong><\/span>School Tells Parents They're Required to Contribute, Violating DOE Rules<\/span><\/a> – DNAinfo<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tA Manhattan elementary school is telling prospective parents that a "minimum" of six hours of volunteer fund-raising for the school is expected of them during the school year, violating city rules.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t–<\/strong><\/span>The City’s Grab for Pre-K Space Irks Some Parent Leaders<\/span><\/a> – wNYC<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe city's decision to add pre-K programs to some school buildings next year without going through a space-planning process involving the Panel for Educational Policy is raising eyebrows among some parent leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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