Friday, September 18, 2009

Education Week: Early Education Issues Return to Spotlight


Education Week: Early Education Issues Return to Spotlight:

"“The poverty statistics, to me, highlight how enormous the needs are, the vulnerability of kids,” said Olivia Golden, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Urban Institute, who spoke at the conference, which brought together teams of state education, health, and human services officials. “And the states are mostly dealing with extremely difficult budgets.”"