by David Jacobs, The Center Square | May 13, 2021 10:00 AM Print this article
The Louisiana Senate voted Wednesday to make kindergarten mandatory statewide.
Sen. Cleo Fields, the Baton Rouge Democrat who authored Senate Bill 10, cited research indicating most of a child’s brain development happens between birth and age 5. A wide range of education and business groups support the bill.
“Investing in early childhood education just makes good business sense,” Fields said.
Fields said the change would have “zero fiscal impact.” The Legislative Fiscal Office estimated the increase in kindergarten enrollment would cost between $2 million and $12 million.
Gov. John Bel Edwards, who supports SB 10 as part of his legislative package, said any additional cost easily can be absorbed within the $3.9 billion state K-12 funding formula.
KLCC s Elizabeth Gabriel reports on financial aid in Oregon.
Yoyo is a high school junior in Eugene. We’re not using her last name to protect her privacy. Although Yoyo still has another year of high school, she’s already concerned about how she’s going to afford college. The 17-year-old works at a local Subway shop and her mom has a full-time job. Still, it’s hard to make ends meet and she doesn’t have a college savings.
And Yoyo sometimes has to explain to her friends the challenges her family faces.
“They just think that, ‘Oh, like, my dad is where he is because he worked hard,’ bullcrap. Because my mom works her butt off all the time. So hard work has nothing to do with it,” she said. “And I think that s the biggest misconception that people think, oh, if you just work hard, you ll get there. No, that s not true at all. Because you see people working hard all the time, and still barely being able to provide for their families.”
Dues for national legislative caucus questioned
NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette
The Legislative Council on Monday approved membership dues to several national organizations.
The annual step usually includes no controversy.
But Rep. Cherrish Pryor, D-Indianapolis, asked that a new organization be included – the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. She said the cost was $1,400 - $100 per Indiana Black legislator.
The problem is that with the other organizations – such as the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments and the Education Commission of the States – the whole Indiana General Assembly is covered, and every member receives the benefits.
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May 9, 2021
Former Delaware governor and Congressman Pierre S. (“Pete”) du Pont IV died Saturday, May 8, 2021, at his home in Wilmington after a long illness.
Gov. du Pont served as Delaware’s lone congressman in the 92nd-94th Congresses from 1971-77. He served as Delaware’s 68th governor from 1977 to 1985.
In the U.S. Congress, Gov. du Pont served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, he was a co-author and sponsor of the War Powers Act of 1973, which was passed into law and limits the authority of the president to commit U.S. armed forces abroad without the consent of the Congress.