National & Trade
- House approves SGR repeal – Politico Pro
- White House supports Boehner/Pelosi ‘doc fix’ plan – MSNBC
- White House endorses House SGR-CHIP deal – Politico Pro
- Bruce Lesley: Political Threats to the Health of Children – Huffington Post
- Shock and awe: Congress may do the right thing on children’s health – Los Angeles Times
- Senate Dems Push Pre-K in NCLB – Politico Pro
- Blog: What Hillary Clinton Gets Right About Improving U.S. Social Mobility – The Wall Street Journal
- Are School Turnarounds a Sticking Point in Senate NCLB Rewrite Negotiations? – Education Week
- Education Department Pledges to Prioritize Needs of Language-Learners – Education Week
- One thing the US military gets right: childcare – Quartz
- Education Policy, Reform, and Budgets with the 2016 Presidential Election on the Horizon – Edmentum
- Six Elements for Success: Smart Investments Result in Good Starts for Families – Huffington Post
Alaska
- Empire Readers’ Council Editorial: Funding early childhood education is like putting oil in our pipeline – Juneau Empire
California
- Classes combining kindergarten, transitional kindergarten pose challenges – EdSource
- Opinion: California must address women’s economic needs – The Sacramento Bee
- Women’s Caucus Democrats announce comprehensive bill package on women’s economic issues – News10 ABC
Colorado
- Column: America must fix K-12 education (including early education) – The Aspen Times
Connecticut
- Group Says Lack of CT Schools Chief Hurts Education – Litchfield County Times
Hawaii
- Lawmakers Take Another Step to Restore Preschool Money – Honolulu Civil Beat
Idaho
- Growing success: Nurse-Family Partnership Program expanding to help more first-time mothers – The Coeur d’Alene Press
Illinois
- Illinois Senate on the spot to back measure plugging budget gap – Associated Press
Kentucky
- What Happened in Frankfort: A Rundown of the 2015 General Assembly’s Successful Bills – The River City News
Minnesota
- Area school districts keep close watch on pre-K legislation – ABC Newspapers
- House GOP proposal sets up showdown with Dayton over budget – MinnPost
- Early-ed advocates look at Dayton’s preschool plan and wonder: Why? – MinnPost
Montana
- Opinion: Pre-K plan is good for businesses, communities – Helena Independent Record
- School Superintendent Carlson says anti-education slant appearing in legislation – Havre Daily News
New Mexico
- Udall: Republican Budget Would Hurt Children, Seniors – Public News Service
New York
- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, At Odds With State Over Education, Visits Struggling School – ABC 7
- De Blasio pushing successful ‘Pre-K for All’ program – New York Amsterdam News
North Carolina
- NC Pre-K children outpace normal expectations through kindergarten – Medical Xpress
Ohio
- Kindergarten readiness numbers flat locally: Education groups pushing for increased focus on early childhood education – Dayton Daily News
Rhode Island
- Opinion: Governor’s budget would spur R.I. – Providence Journal
South Carolina
- Pilot to Test In-home School Readiness Program – T.H.E. Journal
Tennessee
- House panel OKs bill to let Tennessee end pre-K funding – The Associated Press
Texas
- Congresswoman Johnson: GOP Budget ransacks our nation’s commitment to education – North Dallas Gazette
Virginia
- Column: Investing in Families Strengthens Communities – The Connection
- County schools to expand pre-K education this fall – Chesterfield Observer
Washington state
- Olympia Watch: What’s still standing? A look at this session’s education bills – The Seattle Times
- Under the Dome: Thursday, March 26, the 74th day of the 105-day legislative session – The News Tribune