‘An education crisis that hurts each of us’
I’ve been in my happy place this week — on the road and in classrooms. I’ve met extraordinary, committed early educators and bright, silly children. As always, thank you for welcoming me into your communities.
Back in Raleigh, things are ramping up ahead of this year’s short legislative session. In case you missed it, here’s what Gov. Josh Stein’s Task Force on Child Care and Early Education is recommending the state do to confront the lack of affordable, high-quality early childhood education.
Though there are several broad ideas in the the task force’s report, released in January, it does not include specific funding or policy asks for this legislative session. Last week, we saw the first specific proposal ahead of the session in Stein’s “critical needs budget.” This proposal is meant to “fill the gap” until the lawmakers pass a new comprehensive budget, he said…