National & Trade
- Poverty linked to brain structure in children, new research shows – The Washington Post
- At Head Start Conference, Praise for the 50-Year-Old Early-Education Program – Education Week
- Head Start marks 50 years of lessons – The Spokesman-Review
- Report: Early education professionals need uniform qualifications – Politico Pro
- Pending State Legislation Could Create Big Changes in Early Ed. … Or Not – Education Week
- Early education narrows the achievement gap with younger starts and longer stays – Phys.org
- Academic vs. play-based preschool debate fading in favor of intellectual discovery – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Alabama
- Groups rally at Alabama Capitol for pre-K funding – WSFA ABC
- Pre-K advocates hold rally at Alabama State House – Montgomery Advertiser
California
- Gender Equality Debate Gives New Life to Old Ideas in Sacramento – KQED NPR
- Opinion: United Way sponsored bill would lift children out of poverty – San Jose Mercury News
Illinois
- Low-income child care vulnerable after no new revenue used to fix 2015 state deficit – The Daily Northwestern
Iowa
- Preparing students for preschool and kindergarten – Times-Republican
Indiana
- Column: Mike Pence is out of his league as governor – Indianapolis Star
Louisiana
- The 2015 Legislative Session: Eight bills for business – Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
Massachusetts
- Bill Would Help More Kids Attend Pre-Kindergarten Programs – The Associated Press
- Lawmakers push pre-K bill as way to close achievement gap – State House News Service
- Lowell school leaders lobby at Statehouse for pre-K funds – Lowell Sun
- Two bills, including one filed by Rep. Silvia, aim to expand pre-K education in state – The Herald News
- Opinion: Don’t orphan early education programs in Massachusetts – GazetteNet
Michigan
Minnesota
- Our viewpoint: Putting the state’s budget surplus into perspective – Sun Current
Missouri
- Column: Raising tobacco tax in Missouri would benefit early childhood education – The Kansas City Star
New York
- UPK reaches all of borough communities – Bronx Times
- County to see $2.3M boost in child care money – Democrat & Chronicle
- Chirlane McCray, Hillary Clinton Will Launch Early Childhood Initiatives – CBS New York
North Carolina
- Racial disparities at heart of N.C.’s struggle with poverty, experts agree – Star News Online
Oregon
- House advances $7.3 billion school bill to Senate – East Oregonian
Texas
- Texas House OKs $210B budget after 17 hour floor debate – The Associated Press
- Texas House tentatively passes $208 billion, two-year budget – The Dallas Morning News
- Budget Debate Tackles School Funding, Incentive Programs – The Texas Tribune
- Texas House debating two-year budget, considering hundreds of tweaks – Austin American-Statesman
- Commentary: GOP legislative leaders have wrong priorities – San Antonio Express-News
- DISD Plans Expansion To Provide Space for Pre-Schoolers – CBS DFW
Utah
- ‘I don’t want my daughter to see the struggles I went through’: Ogden program seeks to end Utah’s cycle of poverty – The Salt Lake Tribune
Virginia
- Norfolk creates more pre-K slots, but it’s not enough – The Virginian-Pilot
- Column: Return on Investment – The Connection
Washington state
- State Senate GOP releases state budget proposal – The Associated Press
- Budget comparison: Washington Senate and House both propose significant education spending – The Associated Press
- Washington Senate GOP unveils rival budget – The Spokesman Review
- State GOP budget allocates education money without new taxes – The Seattle Times
- Editorial: House budget lays out a good vision – The Olympian