National & Trade
- How low social mobility hurts children – and what we need to do about it (Robert Putnam interview) – Vox
- President Obama to Meet With Big-City School Leaders (will include pre-K focus) – Education Week
- Home Visiting Program Up Against the Clock – Politico Pro
- Mothers’ helpers: Providers, insurers use home visits to reduce infant mortality – Modern Healthcare
- Adjectives, Social Cues, Screens and More: What Scientists Know About Baby Brains – Education Week
- As Congress Rewrites NCLB, Arne Duncan Highlights ‘Title I Comparability Loophole’ – Education Week
- Reaching Them Early On – Education Update ASCD
Alaska
- Voices of Alaska: A low risk, high return investment – Peninsula Clarion
- My Turn: Alaska early learning pipeline – Juneau Empire
- Alaska House Passes FY’16 Operating Budget With $377M Reduction – SitNews
Connecticut
- Letters: Readers lash out at Governor Malloy (one letter mentions cuts to low-income human services program, which includes access to early childhood) – My Record-Journal
Florida
- Florida lawmakers break: What have they done on education so far? – Tampa Bay Times
Hawaii
- Hawaii Educators, Legislators Discuss Need for Universal Preschool – Honolulu Civil Beat
Illinois
- More wishful thinking in Bruce Rauner’s budget – Crain’s Chicago Business
- Child Care Funding Cuts – Alton Daily News
- Letter: Rauner is taking state in the wrong direction – The News-Gazette
Indiana
- Indy Mayor Hopes to See Pre-K Program Extend State-Wide – WBAA NPR
- New pre-K program enrollment likely to climb – Evansville Courier & Press
Massachusetts
- Column: Shortchanging early education – The Milford Daily News
- Early education activists look to build off Baker’s budget – State House News Service
Michigan
- Column: Preschool is a worthy investment – The Detroit News
- Column: The sad state of children in Michigan – Battle Creek Enquirer
- Driven to read: Our book campaign fills a pre-K need – The Detroit News
Minnesota
- Federal audit finds hazards abound in Minnesota child care – Star Tribune
- Opinion: Dayton’s early-education plan is a victory for 4-year-olds – Star Tribune
- Opinion: State Rep. Ron Kresha: The best investment in education is early learning scholarships – Morrison County Record
- New Proposal Would Help MN Parents with Child Care Costs – KQDS FOX
- With Minnesota’s first big surplus in years, everyone wants a tax cut – Star Tribune
Missouri
- Editorial: Missouri Promise is the proper path for economic gain (plan for tobacco tax would fund higher education, competing against early childhood group) – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Federal funds key to keeping “Every Child Promise” (on Parents as Teachers/MIECHV) – Springfield News-Leader
Montana
- Editorial: Early Edge is right investment for Montana – Helena Independent Record
- Opinion: Support Gov. Bullock’s Early Edge initiative (six superintendents) – Ravalli Republic
- Letter: Pre-K prepares lifelong learners – Missoulian
- Letter: Early childhood education: Tell legislators to support investment – Missoulian
- Letter: Early childhood education: Time to advocate for children now – Missoulian
- Letter: Educators back Early Edge plan – Daily Inter Lake
- Letter: Pre-K program important to families, children – Daily Inter Lake
- Letter: 2015 Legislature: Denying preschool funds foolish – Missoulian
New Jersey
- Montclair Head Start program receives $2.3 million grant – The Montclair Times
New Mexico
- Perennial early childhood education resolution approved in committee – New Mexico Political Report
- Senate Passes Bill To Raise Quality Of Childcare Assistance to Programs in New Mexico – KRWG NPR
New York
- View: Instill joy of reading – The Journal News
- Cuomo’s pre-K reform sparks tensions – The Register-Star
- Our View: Cuomo’s pre-K plan questionable – The Daily Mail
- Letter: More focus on preschool education – Newsday
- NYC’s plan for prayer break in pre-K classes raises concerns – Associated Press
- City Pre-K Enrollment Begins Today – NY1 News
- Fall Enrollment For NYC’s Free Pre-K Program to Begin Monday – WABC TV
- Mayor De Blasio Pushes Pre-K Enrollment On First Day Of Sign Ups – CBS New York
North Dakota
- Letter: It’s official: Pre-K makes a huge difference – Grand Forks Herald
Ohio
- CMSD CEO Eric Gordon to meet with President Obama to discuss education (had spoke on panel at White House Summit on Early Education) – NewsNet5 ABC
- Opinion: School testing frenzy highlights inequities and has health implications, too (also mentions early childhood education needs) – Cleveland.com
Oregon
- Salem gets back to work after resignation (discusses Gov. Brown’s early childhood funding support) – The Register-Guard
Pennsylvania
- State Rep. Todd Stephens’ pre-K push gets boost from Harvard – The Intelligencer
- Gov. Tom Wolf’s sales tax expansion would cover child care, nursing homes and more – Daily Local News
- Letter: Feeling good about state Sen. Daylin Leach (mentions pre-K) – Montgomery News
- Letter: Fund pre-K system – The Times-Tribune
Rhode Island
- Raimondo budget boosts schools with all-day kindergarten, scholarship program, building fund – Providence Journal
South Carolina
- Opinion: Now we should push full-day kindergarten for 4-year-olds – SCNow.com
Texas
- School districts seeing rise in poor students – Houston Chronicle
- Opinion: A welcome bill to improve prekindergarten in Dallas – The Dallas Morning News
- Opinion: Good data will ensure quality pre-K – Houston Chronicle
- Daily grind of legislative session starts soon – The Lufkin Times
- Educators: Funding Texas bilingual programs more vital than ever – The Dallas Morning News
Utah
- Op-ed: Home-visiting program is getting Utah families off to a good start (on MIECHV) – The Salt Lake Tribune
- Intergenerational poverty education initiative on hold until 2016 – Deseret News
Vermont
- Lawmakers eye caps on education spending – The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus
- 1.5% Cap Proposed to Further Reduce Education Spending – VTDigger