Still noncommital on Race to the Tot - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
Applications for the preschool version of Race to the Top are due in about six weeks, but state officials have yet to decide whether California would join about three dozen states in applying. Early childhood advocates say that the final criteria for the $500 million early learning competition are not as strict as federal officials initially [...]
Top pre-K priorities: transitional kindergarten, child care inspections - by Scott Moore
Earlier this summer, in his 2011-12 budget, Gov. Brown proposed reducing the size of state government by eliminating more than 40 state councils and committees. I recently stepped down as Executive Director from one of these councils, the Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC). The Brown administration is still deciding what to do with ELAC, including [...]