National & Trade
- Opinion: How Education Policy Went Astray – The Atlantic
- Leadership Groups Urge Congress to Expand Access to Early Education – Education Week
- ESEA Compromise Includes a Few Steps Forward for Early Learning – EdCentral
- Let the NCLB Fireworks Begin – Politico Pro
- What to Expect at the Senate Education Committee Markup of the NCLB Rewrite – Education Week
- Editorial: The bill to revise No Child Left Behind is deficient – The Washington Post
- Opinion: Why the Senate’s proposed No Child Left Behind rewrite doesn’t go far enough – The Washington Post
- Is it a student’s civil right to take a federally mandated standardized test? – The Washington Post
- NEA: No Child Left Behind rewrite doesn’t level the playing field – The Washington Post
- Opinion: On education law, Congress has a chance to get it right – Los Angeles Daily News
- Finally, some movement on NCLB with Nebraska in the discussion – Lincoln Journal Star
- The U.S. Senate wants to rewrite No Child Left Behind; how would it change public schools? – Lancaster Online
- No Child Left Behind rewrite: educators, parents react – Lancaster Online
- Report debunks ‘earlier is better’ academic instruction for young children – The Washington Post
- Without Financial Aid, a Preschool is Out of Reach – The New York Times “Motherlode”
- Senate Returns to an Immediate ‘Doc Fix’ Deadline – Roll Call
- Ahead of the Curve: Investing in Early education pays off – Brown Political Review
- Working, but Needing Public Assistance Anyway – The New York Times
Presidential Candidates
- Clinton Campaign to Focus on Economic Security, Opportunity – The Associated Press
- Hillary Clinton and Education: What’s Her Record? What Will She Campaign On? – Education Week
- Why Hillary Clinton will probably try to impress moms in 2016 – The Washington Post
- What Hillary Clinton’s campaign announcement video tells us – The Washington Post
- Column: Hillary Clinton’s role model? Bush 41 – The Washington Post
- What Hillary Clinton Would Need to Do to Win – The New York Times
- The Hillary Machine – The Wall Street Journal
- What losing in 2008 taught Hillary about how to win in 2016 – Vox
- Hillary Is In: The challenge for the New Populism – Huffington Post
- Hillary Clinton On Education: 8 Things The Presidential Candidate Wants You To Know – Forbes
- Clinton to run as ‘tenacious’ economic ‘fighter,’ reports say – The Hill
- Clinton taps Harvard professor’s ideas on social mobility – Boston Globe
- Marco Rubio’s education plan is pretty much like President Obama’s – Fusion
- Clinton jumps into race, Rubio will follow – The Washington Post
Alaska
- Wielechowski: Majority’s proposed budget cuts against Alaskan values – Alaska Dispatch News
California
- Pre-K for some, not for others – U-T San Diego
- LAUSD preschools could close because of budget woes – Los Angeles Daily News
- LAUSD Defies Obama, Cuts Pre-School Program – Breitbart California
- LAUSD board weighs climbing costs, cuts without a budget – KPCC NPR
Colorado
- Guest Commentary: Pay-for-success works – The Denver Post
Florida
- Opinion: Children’s services tax requires careful vetting – Tallahassee Democrat
- Children’s Week promotes issues of Florida’s young people – Tallahassee Democrat
- Commentary: Pair early childhood education, early parenthood education – Palm Beach Post
Hawaii
- Island Voices: Save preschool opportunities for at-risk children – Honolulu Star Advertiser
- STEPS cares for young keiki – The Garden Island
Idaho
- Guest Opinion: Idaho Investment in high-quality early learning is a no-brainer – Idaho Statesman
- The 2015 Session: What Passed, And What It Means – Idaho Ed News
- The Business Case for Preschool: John Pepper – Idaho Public Television
Illinois
- Letter: Success in education: Early start is crucial – The News-Gazette
- Rauner pitches reform in meeting with EDN editorial board – The Effingham Daily News
Indiana
Kansas
- Children need many positive relationships – The Garden City Telegram
Maine
- Maine Voices: Expanded pre-K programs are required to drive economic growth in Maine – Portland Press Herald
Maryland
- Men need to step up on ‘women’s issues’ – and four did in Maryland – The Washington Post
Michigan
- Early education where it matters most – WOOD NBC
Minnesota
- How many kids need preschool in Minnesota? – Pioneer Press
- Letter: Any investment in early learning is a good one – DL-Online
- Minnesota Celebrates Week of the Young Child – Public News Service
Mississippi
- Column: Handcuffing Legislature over MAEP could backfire – The Clarion-Ledger
- Column: Bryant confronts tale of two Mississippis – Mississippi Business Journal
Montana
- Letter: Urge legislators to support pre-K – Missoulian
- Opinion: Law enforcement supports investing in schooling 4-year-olds – Great Falls Tribune
Nevada
- Opinion: Amend bill to allow ESL programs to receive funding – Nevada Appeal
New Jersey
New Mexico
- Governor Signs $6.235 Billion State Budget – Los Alamos Daily Post
- M. Extra-Days Program Aimed at Some Low-Income K-3 Students – Education Week
North Carolina
- Column: Family Services wins timely victory for all – Winston-Salem Journal
- Doctor’s orders: Have fund learning to read – Times-News
North Dakota
- Column: Every child deserves a strong start – Inforum
- Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation getting $2.9 million toward early childhood education – The Associated Press
- Opinion: ND trails other states in early childhood education – Grand Forks Herald
Ohio
Oregon
- Plan in the works for new Oregon education advisory council – KATU ABC
Pennsylvania
- PA First Lady Frances Wolf visits Pottstown PEAK early childhood programs – The Pottstown Mercury
- Education is priority: Gov. Tom Wolf and Frances Wolf visit local schools – The Pottstown Mercury
- Pennsylvania’s first lady visits Pottstown School District – Reading Eagle
South Carolina
- Editorial: SC Legislature still must reform education, ethics, find a roads fix – The State
- Commentary: Let’s invest in our future – our children – Spartanburg Herald Journal
Tennessee
- Commentary: Compassion isn’t enough to break cycle of poverty – Knoxville News Sentinel
Texas
- New bill helping to create better state pre-K programs – KGNS NBC
- Ashby: Proposed legislation provides meaningful tax relief (mentions House Bill 4 on pre-K) – The Lufkin News
- Opinion: Let data produce sound decision-making for pre-K – Austin American-Statesman
- Commentary: State Rep.: House pre-K bill gives districts option for funding – Herald Democrat
- Opinion: Parental engagement vital in education – San Antonio Express-News
Utah
- Preschool program is innovative way to help families – Deseret News
- UPSTART helping kids practice reading before kindergarten – Daily Herald
- Editorial: Utah’s changing preschool attitude long overdue – The Salt Lake Tribune
- Utah has second-smallest percentage of 4-year-olds enrolled in public preschool – ABC 4 Utah
Virginia
- Organizations partner to benefit early childhood education – The Southwest Times
Washington state
- Editorial: Senate tuition plan sets worthy goal – The Olympian
- Capitol Dispatch: With session ending, bills’ fate still uncertain – Longview Daily News
- Washington State Early-Ed. Bill Passes, Funding Debate Continues – Education Week
Wisconsin
- Early childhood education expands in Fox Cities – Appleton Post Crescent