National & Trade
- Alexander, Murray propose bipartisan measure to replace NCLB – The Washington Post
- Alexander, Murray strike a deal on NCLB – Politico Pro
- No Child Left Behind: Senators Unveil Bipartisan Agreement on Rewrite – U.S. News & World Report
- Senate’s effort to rewrite NCLB sparks cautious optimism – The Washington Post
- S. senators propose fix to controversial education law – Reuters
- Senate Education Leaders Unveil Bipartisan Compromise to Rewrite ESEA – Education Week
- Alexander, Murray Strike a Deal on No Child Left Behind Law – National Journal
- Senators Release Plan to Replace No Child Left Behind – Daily Caller
- Senators Announces Agreement to Update Education Law – The Associated Press
- Bipartisan senators try to fix No Child Left Behind – The Hill
- Senate Plan to Revise No Child Left Behind Law Would Not Measure Teachers by Test Scores – The New York Times
- Senate Panel Leaders Agree on Overhaul of No Child Left Behind Law – The Wall Street Journal
- Bipartisan deal on K-12 education law unveiled – USA Today
- How a bipartisan bill would change no child left behind – USA Today
- No Child Left Behind Rewrite: Senators’ ‘Every Child Achieves’ Act Empowers State Education Systems, Keeps Annual Testing – International Business Times
- NCLB Draft Rewrite Reduces Stakes of Standardized Testing, Brings Major Changes to Federal Ed Policy – T.H.E. Journal
- Updated: Senate ed leaders reach bipartisan agreement on ESEA rewrite – Education Dive
- Senators Propose Changes to ‘No Child Left Behind’ Law – OPB NPR
- No Child Left Behind plan would give power back to states – The Seattle Times
- Editorial: Federal education bill provides important revisions — The Spokesman-Review
- New Senate draft of NCLB rewrite draws quick praise – and criticism – Politico Pro
- Earnest: Alexander-Murray bill is ‘important step’ – Politico Pro
- How Sen. Lamar Alexander plans to fix No Child Left Behind – Chattanooga Times Free Press
- Bipartisan deal reached to fix No Child Left Behind – The Commercial Appeal
- Opinion: Don’t undo the nation’s education progress – The Washington Post
- Duncan Speaks At Innovation Summit, Visits Early Childhood Center in Phoenix – Arizona Education News Service
- Education secretary: Early childhood programs key to state, nation – Cronkite News
- Officials pushing for more federal funds to Ariz. Preschools – The Arizona Republic
- Ducey backs preschools – but not funding them – Capitol Media Services
- S. Department of Education: Arizona in need for high-quality preschool – KVOA NBC
- Report: Not enough Arizona kids enrolled in preschool; state given $20M federal grant to improve – KNXV ABC
- 3 TV News @ 9 – KTVK TV
- CBS 5 News at 6:30 – KPHO CBS
- Arizona Nightly News – KPNX NBC
- Report: 8 of 10 Arizona 4-Year-Olds Not in Publicly Funded Preschools – Arizona Public Media
- WLTZ First News Alabama – WLTZ NBC
- Report: Greater Need for Access to High-Quality Preschool – NBC Southern California
- Today in LA – KNBC NBC
- KTVU News at Five – WTVU FOX
- Report: Georgia fares well in pre-K enrollment survey – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- S. Dept. of Education report: Greater need for access to high-quality preschool – WTVM ABC
- WTOC News at Daybreak 7A – WTOC CBS
- Report: Hawaii’s children need access to high-quality preschool – KHON FOX
- KITV 4 News at 10:00 – KITV ABC
- S. Dept. of Ed Report: Greater Need for Idaho Children to Access Preschool – Boise Weekly
- KTVB News at Ten – KTFT NBC
- Indiana one of worst states for preschool education – Indiana Daily Student
- Capitol Digest: April 7, 2015: Preschool Report Released – Lee Enterprises Des Monies
- Greater Need for Access to High-Quality Preschool for Kentucky’s Children – WBKO ABC
- 54% of Louisiana’s 4-year-olds skip publicly funded preschool, report says – The Times-Picayune
- Report: More Than Half Md. Toddlers Not Enrolled in Publicly Funded Pre-K – CBS Baltimore
- Report: Mass. children lack access to pre-K education – WWLP NBC
- Call For Increased Pre-School Enrollment – WLNS CBS
- 6 News at 5am – WLAJ ABC
- Report Shows Michigan Preschool Options Lacking – WILX NBC
- Report: Greater need for high-quality pre-schools in Michigan – WWMT CBS
- Report: MN Near Bottom In Rate Of Kids In Public Preschool – Associated Press
- KARE 11 News Sunrise – KARE NBC
- NewsCenter Today – KTTC NBC
- ABC 6 News Good Morning – KAAL ABC
- FOX 9 Morning News – KMSP FOX
- New Report Shows Greater Need for Access to High-Quality Preschool for Mississippi’s Children – WHPM FOX
- State looks to boost number of kids enrolled in pre-K – The Associated Press
- Report shows need for access to high-quality preschool in NJ – New Jersey 101.5
- ABC 11 Eyewitness News at 5:30 AM – WTVD ABC
- WRAL News & 5:30PM – WRAL CBS
- Access To High-Quality Preschool Lacking For Ohio Children – Plunderbund
- Feds: Oregon preschool access lags behind U.S. – KTVZ NBC
- FOX17 This Morning – WZTV FOX
- New Report Shows Greater Need for Access to High-Quality Preschool for Utah’s Children – Utah Policy
- Utah trails the nation with public preschool offerings – The Salt Lake Tribune
- Report: 60% of 4-Year-Olds Don’t Have Access to Publicly Funded Preschool Program – MyChamplainValley.com
- Mexican-American Toddlers: Understanding The Achievement Gap – NPR
- Commentary: Top Teachers Required for All Our Small Children – WomensENews
- The Power of One-on-One Tutoring in Early Literacy – EdCentral
Alabama
Arkansas
- Lampkin: Arkansas House Report – Ashley County Ledger
California
- Only 18 Percent of Mexican-American Mothers Read to Their Kids – Breitbart California
Indiana
Kentucky
- Beshear vetoes portion of state spending bill – The Associated Press
- Beshear issues line-item veto on HB510 – WBKO ABC
- Gov. Beshear issues line item veto on HB510 – The Lane Report
Maine
- National group says pre-K investment builds better workforce – Bangor Daily News
Maryland
- At 50, Head Start hopes for expansion – Capital Gazette
Massachusetts
- Column: On early ed, let’s not lose ground – GazetteNet
Michigan
- Guest Column: Help keep kids out of jail when they grow up by having them reading by the third grade – MLive.com
Minnesota
- Finding Top-Quality Child Care Gets Easier in Minnesota – Public News Service
- Health director’s view: Many things in community contribute to our good health – Duluth News Tribune
New Jersey
New York
- As Full-Day Pre-K Takes Hold, Some Parents Plead for Half-Day Options – The Wall Street Journal
North Carolina
- $2.2 million in federal grants announced for Early Head Start in Forsyth – Winston-Salem Journal
Pennsylvania
- Forum highlights early education issues – The Indiana Gazette
Rhode Island
- House, Senate leaders back restoration of private education funding – Providence Journal
Texas
- Opinion: A bipartisan bill in Texas? It’s possible on prekindergarten – The Dallas Morning News
- Pre-K could get more money from state than first announced – Austin American-Statesman
- Lawmaker says more money may be coming for expanded pre-K in Texas – Austin American-Statesman
- Tracking Texas Politics: April 8, 2015 – KXAN NBC