Pass / Fail : Despite sequestration, Obama administration makes case for early childhood spending | 89.3 KPCC

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Despite sequestration, Obama administration makes case for early childhood spending

by Deepa Fernandes

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is arguing for new spending on early childhood education, despite sequestration cuts going into effect. Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
As the president addressed the nation this morning outlining the impacts of the sequestration cuts, two of his cabinet members were a few miles away making the case not for cuts -- but for new spending on early childhood programs.
At an elementary school in Takoma Park, Md., Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, extolled the success of Rolling Terrace elementary school. It’s a unique institution that incorporates it's infant and preschool program with it’s K-5 classes, to connect the programming for both age groups.
The appearance suggests that interconnected learning will be one part of the administration's strategy for early childhood education.
The school visit comes on the heels of the State of the Union announcement by President Obama that his